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open ((n.))
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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an open space in wooded country or one where trees are few.
See: opening
Quotations
1832
I have been occupied in getting as many acres as I can cleared and prepared for cropping. Sixteen are already under operation, which will make a good open about the house.
1942
But when he came to the edge of the open he hesitated warily and whined.
1958
. . . the animal seemed to distrust the bald opens of the marsh and its pace increased to get quickly around the watery obstacle.