starve acre

English

Noun

starve acre (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of starve-acre
    • 1919, The American Botanist - Volumes 25-27, page 128:
      To this species also belong starve acre and hunger weed.
    • 1922, British Bee Journal & Bee-keepers Adviser - Volume 50, page 67:
      "The Gaffer, he do call it 'starve acre,' and my old master, I worked for when a boy. called it ' money-out-o'-pocket.' Charles, here, do say it's name be 'rich-man's curse,' while Jack sticks out that its proper name be 'rob-the-gronnd.'
    • 1942, Worcestershire County Council Agricultural Quarterly Chronicle:
      This plant, also called com crowfoot, hunger weed and starve acre, was very plentiful in winter wheat in parts of Worcestershire during 1943.
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