ploughland

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ploughland

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

noun ploughlands · plowland

countable, uncountable Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed.
countable, historical, uncountable Synonym of carucate.
Similar: carucate

Similar: carucate

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@misc{ploughland_2026,
  title = {ploughland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ploughland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}