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greenhew

greenhew noun: the right or payment for the privilege of cutting greenery, from a specific area, often for use as fodder or thatch.

Noun

greenhew (countable and uncountable, plural greenhews)

  1. (England, historical) The right or payment for the privilege of cutting greenery, from a specific area, often for use as fodder or thatch.

Forms of greenhew

pluralgreenhews

Questions about greenhew

What does greenhew mean?
Greenhew means the right or payment for the privilege of cutting greenery, from a specific area, often for use as fodder or thatch.
What part of speech is greenhew?
Greenhew is a noun.
What is the plural of greenhew?
The plural of greenhew is greenhews.

Words near greenhew in the dictionary

  1. Greenhaws
  2. greenhead
  3. greenheads
  4. greenheart
  5. greenhearts
  6. greenhew
  7. greenhews
  8. greenhide
  9. greenhides
  10. Greenhill
  11. Greenhills

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