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• 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

• 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

• 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

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