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ˈgarston, ˈgerston Obs. exc. dial. and Hist.
[OE. gærstún, f. gærs grass + tún enclosure: see town.]
A grassy enclosure; a paddock or field.
a1000Laws of Ina c. 42 (Schmid) Gif ceorlas gærs-tun hæbben ᵹemænne. a1377in Hist. MSS. Comm. i. (1876) 560 [A..deed of Edward 3rd..grants to Ralph..a piece of ground..lying between the ‘garston’..and the lane]. 1856Akerman in Archæol. (1857) XXXVII. 140 The site, formerly a small paddock or garstun, called from a former owner of the land, Purbrick's Close. 1885Q. Rev. Apr. 324 Yards (gerstuns or garstons) for rearing stock..were enclosed. |