starve acre

English

Noun

starve acre (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of starve-acre
   • 1919, The American Botanist - Volumes 25-27, page 128:

     To this species also belong starve acre and hunger weed.

   • 1922, British Bee Journal & Bee-keepers Adviser - Volume 50, page 67:

     "The Gaffer, he do call it 'starve acre,' and my old master, I worked for when a boy, called it 'money-out-o'-pocket.' Charles, here, do say it's^[sic] name be 'rich-man's curse,' while Jack sticks out that its proper name be 'rob-the-ground.'

   • 1942, Worcestershire County Council Agricultural Quarterly Chronicle:

     This plant, also called com crowfoot, hunger weed and starve acre, was very plentiful in winter wheat in parts of Worcestershire during 1943.