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Ridge and furrow — The term ridge and furrow is often used by archaeologists and others to describe the pattern of peaks and troughs created in a field by the system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages. Early examples date to the immediate post Roman … Wikipedia
Rig and furrow — was a type of cultivation practised in upland areas of the British Isles which differs slightly from the more common ridge and furrow in that it appears to have been created through excavation by spade rather than plough.The technique improved… … Wikipedia
articular furrow — In cirripeds, groove on tergal margin of scutum or scutal margin of tergum forming part of articulation between the plates [Moore and McCormick, 1969]. (Subclass Cirripedia): ( ) [Anderson, 1980]. Balanus trigonus: wall plates, exploded; and… … Crustacea glossary
Plans and interiors of Mentmore — Joseph Paxton and his son in law George Stokes designed Mentmore Towers (correctly known as just Mentmore in the mid 1850s), a house in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, England. Paxton was the most lauded and fashionable architect of the period.The… … Wikipedia
Fancott Woods and Meadows — Coordinates: 51°56′13″N 0°30′35″W / 51.937017°N 0.509712°W / 51.937017; 0.509712 … Wikipedia
furrow — [OE] Furrow is an ancient agricultural term, going back to the prehistoric Indo European base *prk , which also produced Welsh rhych ‘furrow’, Armenian herk ‘newly ploughed land’, Latin porca ‘ridge between furrows’, and possibly also Sanskrit… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
furrow — [OE] Furrow is an ancient agricultural term, going back to the prehistoric Indo European base *prk , which also produced Welsh rhych ‘furrow’, Armenian herk ‘newly ploughed land’, Latin porca ‘ridge between furrows’, and possibly also Sanskrit… … Word origins
furrow — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, alveolation, alveolus, arroyo, autolithograph, be a printmaker, bore, box canyon, breach, break, burrow, canal, canalize, canyon, carve, cavity, chamfer, channel, chap, character, chasm, check, chimney,… … Moby Thesaurus
ridge — Synonyms and related words: acme, apex, apogee, arete, back, bean, bilge, blain, bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, brow, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla, bump, bunch, burl, button, cahot, cap, chase, chine, climax, cloud nine, clump, cocker, cockle, col … Moby Thesaurus
Durrus and District History Modern — Durrus is an area of West Cork in Ireland. For earlier history, see Durrus and District History1900 2000 James Gilhooley M.P. and Elections 1910James Gilhooley MP (he had been a merchant in Bantry, and was jailed on a number of occaasions under… … Wikipedia
