SINCE 1828
steelbow
noun
steel·bow
| \ ˈstēlˌbō, -bau̇\
Definition of steelbow
1
: the farming stock, implements, and other materials formerly supplied to a tenant farmer in Scotland by the landlord under a contract stipulating that these goods must be returned or compensated for at the expiration of the tenancy
2
: a type of contract formerly in use in Scotland under which a tenant farmer must at the expiration of his tenancy return to his landlord the farming goods supplied by the landlord or compensate him for them
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