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old field

noun

  1. land no longer under cultivation because the fertility of the soil has been exhausted.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of old field1

An Americanism dating back to 1625–35
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Example Sentences

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He’d brought a friend with him, a “kid” who looked about 19 years old, Field recalled.

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Sierra Canyon 12, Chatsworth 0: Former Chatsworth coach Tom Meusborn took his team to his old field.

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The years have extracted vitality from the large old field, but not the fight.

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“This is an old field, but the idea of applying it to recycling has gained a lot of traction more recently,” says Megan Robertson, a chemical engineer at the University of Houston in Texas.

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Rick did start working earlier this year, taking short-term assignments in his old field as a nursing home administrator.

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