small holding

noun

, British.

1. a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.

Other Words From

• small holder noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of small holding¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Mrs. Burston, for that was her name, was an aged widow, whose whole income depended upon a small holding of this stock.

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He would grin with amaze if told that his small holding formed the council-chamber in which was settled the affairs of a nation.

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If we may trust these figures, the typical family has a small holding of from two and a half to fifteen acres.

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It is absurd to compare the tenant of a small holding in Mayo with an English farmer—properly so called.

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In fact, the Hawaiian living in his valley on his kuliana or small holding, leads an extremely irregular life.

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