plowland

noun

plow·​land
variants or ploughland
ˈ⸗ˌland
1
: any of various old English units of land area : carucate
division of the arable land into units called plowlands, each … composed of eight "oxgangs"F. M. Stenton
2
a
: arable land
a third of the plowlandWorld Report
b
: a plot of such land
a green hillock at the edge of a plowlandJohn Drinkwater

Word History

Etymology

Middle English plowlond, from plow, plough plow + land, lond land

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“Plowland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plowland. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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