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newground

newground noun: a piece of land newly cleared and prepared for agriculture.

Noun

newground

  1. (US) A piece of land newly cleared and prepared for agriculture.
    • There was an old man who lived out in Cosby and he owned a mountain farm up there, and he said he cleared him a newground and planted it with corn.2015, Carl Lindahl, American Folktales (page 481)

Origin of newground

new + ground

Questions about newground

What does newground mean?
Newground means a piece of land newly cleared and prepared for agriculture.
What part of speech is newground?
Newground is a noun.

Words near newground in the dictionary

  1. Newgate knockers
  2. newgen
  3. newgens
  4. Newgrange
  5. newgrass
  6. newground
  7. newgroup
  8. newgrouped
  9. newgrouping
  10. newgroups
  11. Newgulf

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