hop-garden

A farmer walks through a hop-garden to check the plants.

Definition

Noun: - A "hop-garden" is a field or piece of land where hops (the flowers used in brewing beer) are cultivated. It is specifically a garden or plantation dedicated to growing hop plants.

Usage Examples

• (A field where hops are grown.)
• (A plantation of hop plants.)

Advanced Usage

• "to work in a hop-garden": to be employed in the cultivation or harvesting of hops.
  • During the summer, many seasonal workers find jobs in a hop-garden. (They help with planting or picking hops.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hop-yard (n): a synonym for hop-garden, often used interchangeably.
  • The hop-yard was full of tall poles supporting the climbing vines. (A field for growing hops.)

Synonyms

• Hop field: a more general term for a field where hops are grown.
• Hop plantation: a large-scale agricultural area dedicated to hop cultivation.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly involving "hop-garden". However, the word "hop" appears in brewing-related idioms:
  • "To be on the hop": to be busy or active (though this does not relate to the garden itself).