PLOUGHGATE

Noun

ploughgate (plural ploughgates)

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

Hypernyms

• (Scottish, 4 ploughgates): daugh

• (English equivalents): See carucate

Synonyms

• (Scottish, uncommon): daugh

• (English equivalents): See carucate

Hyponyms

• (Scottish, 1/2 ploughgate): See ochdamh

• (Scottish, 1/8 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

Source: Wiktionary

Plow"gate`, Plough"gate`, n.

Definition: The Scotch equivalent of the English word plowland. Not having one plowgate of land. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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