open-field

adjective

Of a farming system, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.

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Meanings

adjectiveopen-field (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparableagricultureOf a farming system, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.
  2. not comparableAmerican footballOf a player, capable of obtaining yardage in a broken field.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open-field,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open-field.

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