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Plough Land

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In old English law. An uncertain quantity of land. According to some opinions, it contains one hundred and twenty acres. Co. Litt. 69a.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

As much land as one plow could plough in a year.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

In Old English Law. An uncertain quantity of land. According to some opinions, it contains one hundred and twenty acres. Co. Litt. G9 a.