feuar
Britishnoun
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William Sim was the son of a feuar in the southern part of Dumfriesshire, who, by dint of frugality, had hoarded together from three to four hundred pounds.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII by John Mackay Wilson
These out-field spots were selected by any feuar at his own choice, amongst the sheep-walks and hills which were always annexed to the Township, to serve as pasturage to the community.
From The Monastery by Sir Walter Scott
In case o' failure, I fixed upon twa—May Walker, the dochter o' Gilbert Walker, an auld cattle-dealer, wha rented Langacres frae a chief heritor; and Agnes Lowrie, the dochter o' Benjamin Lowrie, feuar o' Muirbank.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
Two or three miserable huts, at the foot of the fortalice, held the bondsmen and tenants of the feuar.
From The Monastery by Sir Walter Scott
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