seedtime
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of seedtime
before 1000; Middle English; Old English sǣdtīma. See seed, time
Example Sentences
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To understand it, we need to go back to what can accurately be termed the seedtime of sexism.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022
Eliot, Perse tells of the seedtime of history.
From Time Magazine Archive
But in the few precious weeks of seedtime, every day, every hour is of moment.
From In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education by Hart, John S. (John Seely)
The seedtime of life is too short, and its hours are too few, to spend in baffling detraction.
From True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin by Pierce, H. Winthrop
While the earth reigneth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.
From Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood by Lenker, John Nicholas
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