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ley.

Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/liː//leɪ/

  1. Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.

  2. A ley line.

  3. Alternative spelling of lea.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

See lea.

adj/liː//leɪ/

  1. Fallow; unseeded.

    not-comparable

  2. Rotated to pasture instead of cropping.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

See lea.

noun/liː//leɪ/

  1. Law.

    obsolete
noun/liː//leɪ/

  1. Archaic form of lye.

    alt-of · archaic
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