Definitions
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- noun UK A piece of
land , smaller than afarm , used for thecultivation ofvegetables or thebreeding ofanimals - noun US A small
plantation or land with a small number ofslaves (generally 19 or less). Contrasted withmiddling plantation (20-49 slaves) and large plantation (50+ and owned byplanters ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation
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- 1410 Alfred Maritz (31) shot passed in smallholding conflict by three men, Erasmia, GT
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- 1410 Alfred Maritz (31) shot passed in smallholding conflict by 3 men, Erasmia, GT
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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- 1410 Alfred Maritz (31) shot passed in smallholding conflict by 3 men, Erasmia, GT
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- 1410 Alfred Maritz (31) shot passed in smallholding conflict by three men, Erasmia, GT
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- 1410 Alfred Maritz (31) shot upheld in smallholding dispute by 3 men, Erasmia, GT
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- 1410 Alfred Maritz (31) shot upheld in smallholding dispute by 3 men, Erasmia, GT
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The smallholding is a squalid mess, with a pile of discarded plastic bottles, pallets and a table tumbled on top of a sign advertising 'free range eggs'.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Well, it turned out that the vegetables came from a smallholding and the dairy produce and eggs from a farm on the island and, according to what Cousin Marie was saying, the owner of the smallholding was the farmer’s son and Aunt Eliza had known the farmer for more than thirty years and the son since she was a girl of twenty.
The Murder of Busy Lizzie Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983 1973
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Apr-Sep; from £160 for a weekend, £240 midweek, £495 per full week; 07773 505671Cae Wennol is situated in an 11-acre, family-run smallholding in the north-eastern approaches of the Snowdonia national park.
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Her campsite is spread across a smallholding boasting seven acres of woods and just 10 pitches, so there are plenty of nooks and crannies to hide away in.
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