hastings
See also: Hastings
English
Etymology
From haste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈheɪstɪŋz/
Noun
hastings pl (normally plural, singular hasting)
- (dated) Early fruit or vegetables, especially peas.
- 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC:
- The large white and green Hastings are tender , and not to be set till the cold is over , and then not very thick , for they spread much and mount high , and therefore require the help of tall Sticks
Noun
hastings
- plural of hasting
Derived terms
References
- “hastings”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.