Difference between revisions of "Assbawlveldts"

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* '''within the bawl of an ass:''' (''Anglo-Irish'') near enough  
 
* '''within the bawl of an ass:''' (''Anglo-Irish'') near enough  
 
* '''bovate:''' An old English measure of land, an [[oxgangs|oxgang]], or as much land as an ox can plow in a year;  but usually estimated at fifteen acres.  A Latinate version of oxgang from ''bos, bovis'' – cattle.
 
* '''bovate:''' An old English measure of land, an [[oxgangs|oxgang]], or as much land as an ox can plow in a year;  but usually estimated at fifteen acres.  A Latinate version of oxgang from ''bos, bovis'' – cattle.
* '''ass'''
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* '''asphalt'''
* '''bawl'''
 
 
* '''veldt''' (''Dutch'') field
 
* '''veldt''' (''Dutch'') field

Revision as of 02:29, 7 September 2020

  • within the bawl of an ass: (Anglo-Irish) near enough
  • bovate: An old English measure of land, an oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; but usually estimated at fifteen acres. A Latinate version of oxgang from bos, bovis – cattle.
  • asphalt
  • veldt (Dutch) field