Not having one plowgate of land. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
plowgate — noun or ploughgate ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: plow (I) + gate (way) : a unit of land area once used in Scotland and northern England prob. originally equal to a plowland or carucate … Useful english dictionary
Ploughgate — Plowgate Plow gate , Ploughgate Plough gate , n. The Scotch equivalent of the English word {plowland}. [1913 Webster] Not having one plowgate of land. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plowland — Plowgate Plow gate , Ploughgate Plough gate , n. The Scotch equivalent of the English word {plowland}. [1913 Webster] Not having one plowgate of land. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ploughgang — Plowgang Plow gang , Ploughgang Plough gang , n. Same as {Plowgate}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plowgang — Plow gang , Ploughgang Plough gang , n. Same as {Plowgate}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ploughgate — noun see plowgate * * * ploughˈgate noun (Scot hist) 1. An undetermined or variable unit of land, by later writers taken as about 50 English acres, but earlier much more 2. A quantity of land of the extent of 100 Scots acres • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
