ploughland
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Definition
Noun: * Ploughland (also spelled plowland): Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops; cultivated land. It refers specifically to land that is suitable for and used in agriculture, particularly for growing crops.
Usage
"Ploughland" is a somewhat formal or historical term used to describe farmland that is actively tilled and cultivated. It emphasizes the land's use and productivity rather than just its ownership or location.
Examples
- Noun:
- The valley was a patchwork of green ploughland and small villages.
- Much of the ancient forest was cleared to create new ploughland.
- The estate included over 500 acres of fertile ploughland.
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in historical, legal, or agricultural contexts to denote land measured by its productive capacity (e.g., in old English land measurement, a "ploughland" was the area that could be plowed by a team of oxen in a year).
- It often contrasts with other land types like pasture, woodland, or wasteland.
Variants and Related Words
- Plowland: The American English spelling variant of "ploughland".
- Tillage: The preparation of land for growing crops.
- Arable land: Land suitable for growing crops.
- Cultivated land: Land that has been prepared and used for crops.
Synonyms
- Farmland
- Cropland
- Arable land
- Tilled land
- Cultivated land
Antonyms
- Pasture (land used for grazing animals)
- Woodland/Forest
- Wasteland
- Uncultivated land
- Urban land
Related Phrases
- To bring land under the plough: To begin cultivating previously uncultivated land.
- The settlers worked hard to bring more land under the plough.
- To follow the plough: To work as a farmer or plowman.
- For generations, his family had followed the plough.
Noun
- arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops