Definition

1. Noun:
   • A garden where hops are grown: A specific area of land, often a field or farm, dedicated to the cultivation of hop plants, which are climbing plants whose flowers (cones) are used primarily in brewing beer.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer spent the morning tending to his hop field.
  • The Kent countryside is famous for its picturesque hop fields.

Advanced Usage

• "to work a hop field": to be employed in the cultivation or harvesting of hops in such a garden.
  • Every autumn, many seasonal workers would come to work the hop fields.

Variants and Related Words

• Hop garden (n): A synonym for hop field, commonly used in British English.
  • The traditional hop gardens of Herefordshire are a key part of the region's heritage.
• Hop yard (n): Another term for an area where hops are cultivated.
• Hop (n): The plant itself or its dried flowers used for flavoring beer.
• Hop grower (n): A person who cultivates hops.
• Hop picking (n): The activity of harvesting hop cones.

Synonyms

• Hop plantation: A large area of land planted with hop vines.
• Hopyard: An alternative spelling for hop yard.

Related Phrases

• "In the hop field": A phrase describing the location or activity within the cultivated area.
  • You can find him in the hop field during the growing season.

Noun

1. a garden where hops are grown