lea-rig
/ (ˈliːˌrɪɡ) /
noun
Scot a ridge of unploughed land
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Nearby words
le sage, alain rené, le touquet, le vau, le vau, louis, lea, lea-rig, lea., leach, leachate, leaching, leachy
Word Origin for lea-rig
Old English lǣghrycg
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Examples from the Web for lea-rig
It is founded on an older ditty, beginning, "I'll rowe thee o'er the lea-rig."