"pennyland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pennylands [plural]
Etymology: From penny + land. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|penny|land}} penny + land Head templates: {{en-noun}} pennyland (plural pennylands)
  1. (Scotland, historical) An old Scots unit of measure of land. Tags: Scotland, historical Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-pennyland-en-noun-KMXLq8Ai Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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