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The outside bout of each land is ploughed two inches deeper, and from thence the water runs into cross furrows, which are dug with a spade [...] I have an instrument of great power, called a scarifier, for this purpose. It is drawn by four horses, and completely prepares the land for the seed at each bout.
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bout — bout … Dictionnaire des rimes
bout — [ bu ] n. m. • fin XIIe « coup », puis « extrémité »; de bouter I ♦ 1 ♦ Partie d un objet qui le termine dans le sens de la longueur. ⇒ extrémité. Le bout d une canne. Ciseaux à bouts ronds. Chaussures à bouts carrés. Bout aigu. ⇒ pointe. Couper… … Encyclopédie Universelle
bout — 1. (bou ; le t se lie : de bout en bout, dites : de bou t en bout) s. m. 1° La portion qui termine un corps, un espace. Le bout des rames. Le bout de la queue. Les deux bouts d une corde. Le bout du champ. Bâton à deux bouts, sorte de bâton… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
bout — BOUT. subs. mas. L extrémité d un corps, d un espace, en tant qu étendus en long. Le bout d un bâton. Le bout d une pique. Le bout d une perche. Le bout d une table. Les deux bouts d une table. Le bout d une galerie. Le bout d une allée. Le bout… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
bout — Bout, m. Est l extremité en longueur de quelque chose que ce soit, et non proprement en largeur, Finis, extremitas. Et par cette raison on appelle {{o=appelpe}} les abboutissans d une piece de terre, pré, vigne, ou autre heritage ou logis, là où… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Bout — Bout, n. [A different spelling and application of bought bend.] [1913 Webster] 1. As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a turn; a round. [1913 Webster] In notes with many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bout — [ baut ] noun count 1. ) a short period when you are sick or you feel unhappy: bout with: Barry has endured bouts with lung and throat cancer. bout of: a bout of flu/depression/homesickness a ) a short period when you do something a lot or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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bout — [baut] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: bout one trip up the field and back in plowing (16 19 centuries), from bought bending (14 17 centuries)] 1.) a bout of depression/flu/sickness etc a short period of time during which you suffer from an illness 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
bout — [bout] n. [for earlier bought < ME bught, akin to MLowG bucht, BIGHT; form & meaning prob. infl. by bout < about] 1. Dial. a going and coming back again, as across a field in plowing; turn 2. a struggle; contest or match [a championship… … English World dictionary
Bout — can mean: * Bout (single), a single by the British artist Jamelia. * A boxing match. *Viktor Bout arms dealer … Wikipedia
