"feal and divot" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} feal and divot (uncountable)
  1. (Scots law) A predial servitude (a legal interest by a non-owner connected with a piece of land) that grants the dominant tenant the right to cut out portions of turf for the construction or repair of sod structures such as houses, fences, or roofs. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Scots law
    Sense id: en-feal_and_divot-en-noun--qlvV38m Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 32 36 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 26 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 18 40
  2. (Scotland) The construction technique for building sod structures by building walls out of feal and covering them with divot. Tags: Scotland, uncountable Synonyms: fail and divot
    Sense id: en-feal_and_divot-en-noun-8RSHmdjL Categories (other): Scottish English, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 32 36 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 26 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 18 40
  3. (Scotland) Sod that is used for construction. Tags: Scotland, uncountable
    Sense id: en-feal_and_divot-en-noun-8d~G-wkD Categories (other): Scottish English, English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 32 36 33 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 26 39 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 41 18 40

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