Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In old law: The gain or profit of tilled or planted land; crop.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The horses, oxen, plows, wains or wagons and implements for carrying on tillage.
- noun The profit made by tillage; also, the land itself.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, law, obsolete The
horses ,oxen ,ploughs ,wains orwagons andimplements for carrying ontillage . - noun The
profit made by tillage; also, the land itself.
Etymologies
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Old French gaignage pasturage, crop, French gaignage pasturage. See gain (verb).
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Examples
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And I think I've gained a few pounds since I've been here; (so I need to be active to avoid any more unnecessary gainage!
slemondropp Diary Entry slemondropp 2003
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