"lynchet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lynchets [plural]
Etymology: Apparently lynch (“variant of linch”) + -et, the first element derived from Old English hlinc (“a hill”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lynch|et|gloss1=variant of linch}} lynch (“variant of linch”) + -et, {{der|en|ang|hlinc||a hill}} Old English hlinc (“a hill”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lynchet (plural lynchets)
  1. (archaeology) A bank of earth that slowly builds up on the lower slope of a ploughed field; a feature of ancient field systems. Wikipedia link: en:lynchet Categories (topical): Archaeology Synonyms: landshard, linchet, lanchet Related terms: ridge, furrow

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