sugar orchard

noun

, Chiefly New England and South Midland U.S..

1. sugarbush ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar orchard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

He hitched the scoop behind his family’s horses and oxen to ride around their sugar orchard, gathering buckets full of the barely sweet, transparent liquid one-by-one.

From Salon

Marion Newman of Zinc, a former mayor, recalled some of the history of the bridge over Sugar Orchard Creek.

From Washington Times

The swinging bridge, which spanned Sugar Orchard Creek in the small Boone County community had either collapsed or was torn down recently.

From Washington Times

Chickens and goats pause in the road along Sugar Orchard Creek, and neighbors glare warily at unfamiliar visitors.

From Time Magazine Archive

And here we had a large "sugar orchard" as the Hosiers called it—hard maple trees by the many from which, in the early spring, flowed the sweet sap by the barrels full which we converted into gallons of maple syrup, and into many cakes of maple sugar.

From Project Gutenberg