- steelbow
- steel·bow
English syllables. 2014.
steelbow
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Steelbow goods — Steel bow goods (st[=e]l bou g[oo^]dz ). (Scots Law) Those goods on a farm, such as corn, cattle, implements of husbandry, etc., which may not be carried off by a removing tenant, as being the property of the landlord. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
steelbow — ˈstēlˌbō, bau̇ noun Etymology: Middle English stelebow, from stele steel + bow farm stock; from the understanding that the amount must be rigidly preserved and returned more at bower (farm tenant) 1. : the farming stock … Useful english dictionary
strength silver — † strength silver Sc. Obs. App. a sum of money which the tenant of a ‘steelbow’ farm received from his landlord on entering, on the same conditions as the farming stock. [see steelbow2] … Useful english dictionary
