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)

land that has been or is meant to be ploughed
(historical) Synonym of carucate

Synonyms

See carucate

Hypernyms

land
See carucate

Hyponyms

See carucate

Translations

land for ploughing

Finnish: kyntömaa
Ingrian: kyntömaa, kyntymaa

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