small holding

noun British.

a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.

Origin of small holding

First recorded in 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM small holding

small holder, noun

Words nearby small holding

small forward, small frog in a big pond, small fry, small game, small goods, small holding, small hours, small increment sensitivity index, small intestine, small letter, small pastern bone

Example sentences from the Web for small holding

  • For the Coltsfoot bungalow was unusually ugly even for an Essex small-holding.

    The Judge |Rebecca West