lynchet

Meaning

Noun

  • A bank of earth that slowly builds up on the lower slope of a ploughed field; a feature of ancient field systems.

Origin

  • Apparently lynch + -et, the first element derived from Old English hlinc ("a hill").

Modern English dictionary

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