ploughland

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noun

Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed.

Similar
carucatecultivated landfarmlandplowlandtilled landtillagetilth
OriginMiddle English plowelond →
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Meanings

nounploughland (countable and uncountable, plural ploughlands)

plural ploughlands · alternative plowland

  1. countableuncountableLand that has been or is meant to be ploughed.
  2. countablehistoricaluncountableSynonym of carucate.

    Synonyms: carucate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of carucate.

Similar
carucate
Broader
landcarucate
Narrower
carucate

More synonyms by meaning

nounarable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops

Similar
cultivated landfarmlandplowlandtilled landtillagetilth
Broader
landgroundsoil
Also see
carucatefarmlandtillagetilth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishplowelond
  2. Englishploughland

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

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Translations

Bulgarian обработваема земя
  • обработваема земя (obrabotvaema zemja)land for ploughing
Danish ager
  • agerland for ploughing
Finnish kyntömaa
  • kyntömaaland for ploughing
Hungarian szántóföld, szántó
  • szántóföldland for ploughing
  • szántóland for ploughing
Irish branar
  • branarland for ploughing
Norwegian åker
  • åkerland for ploughing
Polish rola, ziemia rolna
  • rolaland for ploughing
  • ziemia rolnaland for ploughing
  • ziemia uprawnaland for ploughing
Swedish åker
  • åkerland for ploughing
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Chicago

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