Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A green way; a strip or border of greensward left round the margin of a plowed field.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Agric.) A border of greensward left round the margin of a plowed field.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
border ofgreensward left round themargin of aploughed field .
Etymologies
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carpet + way
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Examples
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Ever since I was a young boy "studying" photography, I've noticed that the carpetway breed is dying along with the messenger breed.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: The Wurst of Times BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I would assume that this means her carpetway matches the draperyway...
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: The Wurst of Times BikeSnobNYC 2009
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this means her carpetway matches the draperyway...
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: The Wurst of Times BikeSnobNYC 2009
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