ploughgate

English

Alternative forms

• plowgate

Noun

ploughgate (plural ploughgates)

1. (Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
   • Sir Walter Scott

     Not having one ploughgate of land.

Hypernyms

• (Scottish, 4 ploughgates): daugh
• (English equivalents): See carucate

Synonyms

• (Scottish, uncommon): daugh
• (English equivalents): See carucate

Hyponyms

• (Scottish, ½ ploughgate): See ochdamh
• (Scottish, ⅛ ploughgate): See oxgang
• (Scottish, ¹/₁₀₀ ploughgate, notionally): acre, Scottish acre, Scots acre, acair
• (Scottish, ¹/₄₀₀ ploughgate): rood, Scottish rood, Scots rood, ruid, ròd
• (English equivalents): See carucate