smallholding en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsmɔlˌ(h)oʊldɪŋ/
Etymology
From small + holding.
Meanings
- A small farm.
- The owning of such a farm.
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(US, historical) A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less).
[…] the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings.
2003, Wilma P. Dunaway, Slavery in the American Mountain South, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| small holding | alternative | lexicographic | |
| smallholdings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
da husmandsbrug (small farm) · nn småbruk (small farm) · da husmandssted (small farm) · hu kisbirtok (small farm) · fi pientila (small farm) · hu törpebirtok (small farm) · el μικροκαλλιέργεια (small farm) · pl niewielkie gospodarstwo rolne (small farm) · nb småbruk (small farm)