English Explanatory Dictionary

ploughland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed.
  2. Synonym of carucate.

Word forms

ploughland ploughlands plowland

Etymology

From Middle English plowelond, plouȝ-lond, plow-land, equivalent to plough + land. Compare German Pflugland, Old Norse plógsland (“ploughland”).

Synonyms

carucate
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