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driftland

driftland noun: a tribute paid for the privilege of driving cattle through a manor.

Noun

driftland (countable and uncountable, plural driftlands)

  1. (historical) A tribute paid for the privilege of driving cattle through a manor.
  2. An area where the soil is deposited by wind.

Forms of driftland

pluraldriftlands

Origin of driftland

From drift + land.

Questions about driftland

What does driftland mean?
Driftland means a tribute paid for the privilege of driving cattle through a manor.
What part of speech is driftland?
Driftland is a noun.
What is the plural of driftland?
The plural of driftland is driftlands.

Words near driftland in the dictionary

  1. drifting apart
  2. drifting off
  3. driftingly
  4. driftingness
  5. driftings
  6. driftland
  7. driftlands
  8. driftless
  9. Driftless Area
  10. driftlessly
  11. driftlessness

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