ploughgate

English

Alternative forms

plowgate

Noun

ploughgate (plural ploughgates)

(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
- Sir Walter Scott
  Not having one ploughgate of land.

Hypernyms

(Scottish, 4 ploughgates): daugh
(English equivalents): See carucate

Synonyms

(Scottish, uncommon): daugh
(English equivalents): See carucate

Hyponyms

(Scottish, ½ ploughgate): See ochdamh
(Scottish, ⅛ ploughgate): See oxgang
(Scottish, ¹/₁₀₀ ploughgate, notionally): acre, Scottish acre, Scots acre, acair
(Scottish, ¹/₄₀₀ ploughgate): rood, Scottish rood, Scots rood, ruid, ròd
(English equivalents): See carucate

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