lea-rig

British  

/ ˈliːˌrɪɡ /

noun

1. a ridge of unploughed land

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Etymology

Origin of lea-rig

Old English lǣghrycg

Example Sentences

What brought you to Galloway, where the Celt sits on every hill-top, names every farm and lea-rig, and lights his Baal-fires about the standing stones on St. John’s Eve?”

From The Dew of Their Youth by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)

Gin ye'll tak heart, and gang wi' me, Mishap will never steer ye, O; Gude luck lies ower the lea-rig, My ain kind dearie, O!

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

There 's walth ower yon green lea-rig, My ain kind dearie, O!

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

Will ye gang ower the lea-rig, My ain kind dearie, O?

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles

It is founded on an older ditty, beginning, "I'll rowe thee o'er the lea-rig."

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume I. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Rogers, Charles