Rhode Island bent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Rhode Island bent
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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The grass usually sold as Rhode Island bent is Agrostis vulgaris, the smaller red top of the East and of Europe.
From Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 by Various
Two sorts of fine Agrostis are honestly sold under the trade name of Rhode Island bent, and, as trade goes, we may consider ourselves lucky if we get even the coarser one.
From Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 by Various
Rhode Island bent and Kentucky blue-grass are their foolish trade names, for they belong no more to Kentucky or Rhode Island than to other Northern States.
From Garden and Forest Weekly, Volume 1 No. 1, February 29, 1888 by Various
On the golf links we use blue-grass without any mixture on some of the putting greens; sometimes we use Rhode Island bent, and on sandy greens we use red-top.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)
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