"forbyland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forbylands [plural]
Etymology: From forby + land, or perhaps from for- (“fore-”) + byland (“a side or adjoining piece of land”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|forby|land}} forby + land, {{prefix|en|for|byland|t1=fore-|t2=a side or adjoining piece of land}} for- (“fore-”) + byland (“a side or adjoining piece of land”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} forbyland (plural forbylands)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) A tract of arable land lying outside a common field. Tags: Northern-England, UK, dialectal

Inflected forms

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