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Sullery

Sullery, a plough-land, Co. Litt. 5 a.

Swoling of land, so much land as one's plough can till in a year; a hide of land

Warectare, to plough up land designed for wheat in the spring, in order

Hide of Land, such a space as might be ploughed with one plough, or as much as would maintain a

single combat; or by ordeals, as by fire or red-hot plough shares (see ORDEAL), which were founded on the belief that

Sulh 'lmyssan, plough arms, Anc. Inst. Eng.

upper part of land left for the turning of the plough, whence the head-way, Paroch. Antiq. 587.

Carucage, a tax imposed on every plough for the public service.

See Plow

being, 'The father to the bough, the son to the plough,' although they were for treason or want of heirs (see