forbyland

English

Etymology

From forby +‎ land, or perhaps from for- (“fore-”) +‎ byland (“a side or adjoining piece of land”).

Noun

forbyland (plural forbylands)

  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) A tract of arable land lying outside a common field.
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