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foxbench

foxbench noun: a hard, crumbly or sandy, irony, undesirable variety of soil found in some places in the UK.

Noun

foxbench (uncountable)

  1. A hard, crumbly or sandy, irony, undesirable variety of soil found in some places in the UK.
    • ... foxbench is one of the greatest enemies the farmer has to contend with, in the management of his land. He has no better remedy against its bad effects than digging through, and throwing it on the surface, where it will soon be[…]1808, Sir Henry Holland, Great Britain. Board of Agriculture, General View of the Agriculture of Cheshire: With Observations Drawn Up for the Consideration of the Board of Agriculture and Internal...
    • Foxbench is iron ore or oxide, which crumbles to pieces when exposed to the air; but is hard and rocky when under the soil, and is more injurious to trees than rammel, as it cannot be penetrated by their roots.1831, John Claudius Loudon, An Encyclopædia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the Valuation, Transfer, Laying Out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property; and the...

Questions about foxbench

What does foxbench mean?
Foxbench means a hard, crumbly or sandy, irony, undesirable variety of soil found in some places in the UK.
What part of speech is foxbench?
Foxbench is a noun.

Words near foxbench in the dictionary

  1. fox-trots
  2. fox-whelp
  3. foxaline
  4. foxbane
  5. Foxbat
  6. foxbench
  7. foxberries
  8. foxberry
  9. Foxboro
  10. Foxborough
  11. foxboy

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