Plowland

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plowland \Plow"land`\, Plougland \Ploug"land`\, n.
     1. Land that is plowed, or suitable for tillage.
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     2. (O. Eng. Law) the quantity of land allotted for the work
        of one plow; a hide.


        [1913 Webster] Plowman

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plowgate \Plow"gate`\, Ploughgate \Plough"gate`\, n.
     The Scotch equivalent of the English word {plowland}.
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           Not having one plowgate of land.         --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
     [1913 Webster] Plowhead

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plowland
       n : arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising
           crops [syn: {cultivated land}, {farmland}, {ploughland},
           {tilled land}, {tillage}, {tilth}]