hotbed
Betekenis (Engels)
- A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse.
- (broadly) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.
- An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.
Sinonieme
forcing frame
forcing pit
seed-plot
abode of demons
birth place
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Etimologie (Engels)
From hot + bed.
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