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steelbow

steelbow noun: a contract by which goods on a farm (such as corn, cattle, implements, etc.) remain the property of the landlord and may not be taken away by a departing tenant.

Noun

steelbow (plural steelbows)

  1. (historical, Scots law) A contract by which goods on a farm (such as corn, cattle, implements, etc.) remain the property of the landlord and may not be taken away by a departing tenant.

Forms of steelbow

pluralsteelbows

Origin of steelbow

See steelbou.

Questions about steelbow

What does steelbow mean?
Steelbow means a contract by which goods on a farm (such as corn, cattle, implements, etc.) remain the property of the landlord and may not be taken away by a departing tenant.
What part of speech is steelbow?
Steelbow is a noun.
What is the plural of steelbow?
The plural of steelbow is steelbows.

Words near steelbow in the dictionary

  1. steel-worker
  2. steel-workers
  3. steelback
  4. steelband
  5. steelbands
  6. steelbow
  7. Steelboy
  8. Steelboys
  9. steelclad
  10. steeld
  11. steeldrum

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