old field
noun
land no longer under cultivation because the fertility of the soil has been exhausted.
Origin of old field
An Americanism dating back to 1625–35
Words nearby old field
old face,
old faithful,
old fart,
old fashioned,
old fellow,
old field,
old flemish,
old fogy,
old franconian,
old french,
old frisian
Example sentences from the Web for old field
Shaggy backwoodsmen met in "old-field" log schoolhouses and denounced "the steal."
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4 |Albert J. BeveridgeWell, old-field pine is good enough manure for a man who has plenty of land and can take his time.
There were, besides, some small schools in the colony, probably such as are now known as "old-field schools."
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia |Charles Campbell