Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxgang

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ox-gang
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, ¹⁄₈ hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres.

noun

The similar Scottish concept, ¹⁄₈ of a ploughgate and notionally 12+¹⁄₂ or 13 Scottish acres.

Example Sentences

"1417. Henry Rishworth formerly held two oxgangs in Hipperholme, Osbarn rode, lands in Coley, etc. His nephew Henry, son of Nicholas de Rishworth, next heir, paid 10s heriot. 1418. John, son and heir of Henry de Rishworth, herioted a cottage and a royd in the Hey in Hipperholme."

Etymology

From Middle English oxegang, from Old English oxangang (“¹⁄₈ hide or ploughland”), equivalent to ox + gang.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: oxegang, oxangang

Inflected Forms

oxgangs (plural)

Synonyms

bovate oxgate oxengate

Questions

What does oxgang mean?: The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, ¹⁄₈ hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres.
Where does oxgang come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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