Definition of Harvest time

1. Noun. The season for gathering crops.

Exact synonyms: Harvest
Group relationships: Agriculture, Farming, Husbandry
Generic synonyms: Season, Time Of Year
Derivative terms: Harvest

Definition of Harvest time

1. Noun. The time of year during which which harvest occurs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harvest Time

haruspex
haruspication
haruspications
haruspices
haruspicies
haruspicy
harvest
harvest-lice
harvest bug
harvest fly
harvest home
harvest mite
harvest mites
harvest moon
harvest mouse
harvest time (current term)
harvest times
harvestable
harvested
harvester
harvester ant
harvesters
harvestfish
harvesting
harvestings
harvestless
harvestman
harvestmen
harvestry
harvests

Literary usage of Harvest time

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1892)
"London, archbishop of Dublin, were forced to Hugh returned with FitzMaurice the justi- oome to terms, and in consequence William ciar at harvest time, ..."

2. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Crawford Howell Toy (1899)
"... as opposed to the warmer half which includes harvest-time and summer. The harvest begins in April (barley) and lasts till September (grapes). ..."

3. The Woman who Waits by Frances R. Donovan (1920)
"CHAPTER XII harvest time As soon as summer began, the Alliance became a ... "Summer is our harvest time," said Hilda. Every day she refused dozens of calls ..."

4. The Earlier Renaissance by George Saintsbury (1901)
"... I. THE HARVEST-TIME OF HUMANISM. REASONS FOR BEGINNING WITH THIS SUBJECT, AND FOR THE SPACE DEVOTED TO IT — THE POSITION AND BISTORT OF HUMANISM IN ..."

5. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, by Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1841)
"... to commemorate the recovery of his body.t Another festival of Isis was held at harvest time, when the Egyptians throughout the country offered ..."

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