steelbow

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noun

A contract by which goods on a farm (such as corn, cattle, implements, etc.) remain the property of the landlord and may not be taken away by a departing tenant.

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Meanings

nounsteelbow (plural steelbows)

plural steelbows

  1. historicalScots lawA contract by which goods on a farm (such as corn, cattle, implements, etc.) remain the property of the landlord and may not be taken away by a departing tenant.

Origin

See steelbou.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Steblewo
Cite this entry
APA

steelbow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steelbow

MLA

“steelbow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steelbow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “steelbow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/steelbow.

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