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away-going

away-going adjective: sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration.

Adjective

away-going (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration.
    • [...] but there is partially in a few instances where the person has two-thirds of the away-going crop, and where he has that two-thirds, generally their agreement is that they do not pay any offstand; they have it clear.1886, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, House of Commons papers: Volume 6
    Synonyms:
    way-going

Synonyms of away-going

Questions about away-going

What does away-going mean?
Away-going means sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration.
What part of speech is away-going?
Away-going is an adjective.

Words near away-going in the dictionary

  1. away with the fairies
  2. away with the pixies
  3. away with you
  4. away-day girl
  5. away-day girls
  6. away-going
  7. away-to-me
  8. Awayan
  9. awayday
  10. awaydays
  11. awaye

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