small holding

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noun British.

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

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Nearby words

small forward, small frog in a big pond, small fry, small game, small goods, small holding, small hours, small increment sensitivity index, small intestine, small letter, small pastern bone

Origin of small holding

First recorded in 1890–95

Related formssmall holder, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for small holding

For the Coltsfoot bungalow was unusually ugly even for an Essex small-holding.
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