old field
land no longer under cultivation because the fertility of the soil has been exhausted.
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Ber·na Eli [bur-nuh], /ˈbɜr nə/, "Barney", 1878–1946, U.S. racing-car driver.
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How to use old field in a sentence
Sassafras, with its mitten-shaped leaves, typically moves into forest clearings and old fields—or an unmowed slope in a cemetery reimagining itself as it reaches its 200th birthday.
This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns | Ryan Goldberg | November 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIn the meantime he had got, and been glad to get, a subordinate post in his old field.
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah TytlerThis gave her heart, and she went on more swiftly, till she reached a kitchen where an old field mouse was baking a cake.
The Olive Fairy Book | VariousIs it not better to find new values in the old field than to pursue superficial values in a succession of new fields?
The Minister and the Boy | Allan HobenThey were engaging the batteries at Camp Chalmette, the old field of Jackson's renown.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.
After resting a few hours we were formed in line of battle across an old field with only Lowry's brigade on our left.
Under the Stars and Bars | Walter A. Clark
British Dictionary definitions for Oldfield
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Bruce. born 1950, British fashion designer
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