ploughland

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Etymology

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

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ploughland (countable and uncountable, plural ploughlands)

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

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