steelbou

See also: steelbow

Scots

Etymology

steel +‎ bou (“stock or herd of cattle; farmhouse, village”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stilbuː], [stilbʌu]

Noun

steelbou (uncountable)

1. (law) steelbow, a land-tenancy whereby a the stock, equipment and grain etc. provided by a landlord should be returned in equivalent quantity at the end of the lease