ploughland

English

Alternative forms

• plowland
• plough, plow

Etymology

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

Noun

ploughland (countable and uncountable, plural ploughlands)

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

Synonyms

• See carucate

Hypernyms

• land
• See carucate

Hyponyms

• See carucate

Translations

land for ploughing

• Finnish: kyntömaa
• Ingrian: kyntömaa, kyntymaa
• Irish: branar m