Debatable Land — or Debateable Land noun A tract of border land between the rivers Esk and Sark, formerly claimed by both England and Scotland • • • Main Entry: ↑debate * * * debatable land, land between two countries that is claimed by both … Useful english dictionary
debatable land — Land lying near the boundary between England and Scotland which at one time was claimed by each of them … Ballentine's law dictionary
The Debatable Land — Debatable De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Debatable — De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a tract of land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Debatable Lands — The Debatable Lands, also known as Debatable ground, batable ground or thriep lands,[1] was land lying between Scotland and England, formerly in question to which it belonged, when they were distinct kingdoms. It signifies the same thing as… … Wikipedia
debatable — [dē bāt′ə bəl, dibāt′ə bəl] adj. 1. lending itself to formal debate; having strong points on both sides 2. that can be questioned or disputed 3. in dispute, as land claimed by two countries … English World dictionary
Debateable Land — Debatable Land or Debateable Land noun A tract of border land between the rivers Esk and Sark, formerly claimed by both England and Scotland • • • Main Entry: ↑debate … Useful english dictionary
Border land — Border Bor der, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.] 1. The outer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arable land — In geography, arable land (from Latin arare , to plough) is an agricultural term, meaning land that can be used for growing crops. Of the earth s 148,940,000 km² (57.5 million square miles) of land, approximately 19,824,000 km² (7.65 million… … Wikipedia
or Ground — Debatable De*bat a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.] Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. [1913 Webster] {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
