lynchet
/ˈlɪn(t)ʃɪt
/noun
A ridge or ledge formed along the downhill side of a plot by ploughing in ancient times.The canteen seems to have been popular enough to warrant two phases of expansion, marked by surviving lynchets and wall foundations outlining the original and later buildings....
- At Polesden in Surrey, a set of lynchets was found crossing parish boundaries, dissected by a late Anglo-Saxon hundredal boundary.
- The great height of some lynchets attests to the longevity of the fields and their intensity of use.
Origin
Late 17th century: probably from dialect linch 'rising ground'; compare with links.
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