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  • noun Plural form of grainland.

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Examples

  • "I trust the men you are sending against the herdlands and grainlands of the Ichiribu," Wobeku said.

    Conan and The Gods of The Mountain Green, Roland 1993

  • They are not particularly fertile when compared to the fabulous grainlands of the Bagradas River, where quite a few of us here in this House own properties, as do many knights of the First Class.

    The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

  • Well, my fellow senators, the Italian capite censi can be better employed than in working the grainlands.

    The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

  • Because the majority of them have farming backgrounds, the majority of them are currently working out their debts in our grainlands of Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and Africa.

    The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

  • Then Tarma and Kethry took up the thread, telling the little conclave what they'd observed in their week or so at the Court, and what they'd noted as they passed through the southern grainlands of Rethwellan.

    Oathbreaker Lackey, Mercedes 1989

  • The Lord Marshal and Lady Kester (who ruled the district of the fisherfolk of the lake) were unyielding in their demands for the extra troops; Lord Gildas and Lady Cathan, whose rich grainlands and merchant-guilds would supply the taxes for the primary support of the effort, were frantic in then-attempts to cut down the numbers.

    Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988

  • The Lord Marshal and Lady Kester (who ruled the district of the fisherfolk of the lake) were unyielding in their demands for the extra troops; Lord Gildas and Lady Cathan, whose rich grainlands and merchant-guilds would supply the taxes for the primary support of the effort, were frantic in then-attempts to cut down the numbers.

    Arrow's Fall Lackey, Mercedes 1988

  • "We have seen Kwanyi warriors in the forest on the edge of the herdlands and grainlands.

    Conan and The Gods of The Mountain Green, Roland 1993

  • "Then I was of the fanda that guarded the grainlands.

    Conan and The Gods of The Mountain Green, Roland 1993

  • Having conquered all of the northern parts of the Euxine Sea and gained control of the grainlands of the Tanais, the Borysthenes, the Hypanis, and the Danastris, he’s making a very nice additional income for Pontus by shipping this Cimmerian surplus down to Asia Province, and selling it to us.

    The First Man in Rome McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1990

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