Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plowland"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plowgate \Plow"gate`\, Ploughgate \Plough"gate`\, n.
The Scotch equivalent of the English word {plowland}.
Not having one plowgate of land. --Sir W.
Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plowland \Plow"land`\, Plougland \Ploug"land`\, n.
1. Land that is plowed, or suitable for tillage.
2. (O. Eng. Law) the quantity of land allotted for the work
of one plow; a hide.
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