Smallholding Definition

smôlhōldiŋ
noun
A relatively small tract of land that is bought or rented for cultivation, sometimes as a source of extra income.
Webster's New World

(US) A small plantation or land with a small number of slaves (generally 19 or less). Contrasted with middling plantation (20-49 slaves) and large plantation (50+ and owned by planters).

"...the larger plantations implemented different crop choices, surveillance strategies, and labor management practices than did smallholdings." (Wilma P. Dunaway, Slavery in the American Mountain South: "Introduction" 8, 2003)
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Other Word Forms of Smallholding

Noun

Singular:
smallholding
Plural:
smallholdings

Smallholding Sentence Examples

  • They used to run a smallholding on their small plot of land a mile from the nearest market town of Fenton.

  • Pond House Cottages are on a working smallholding 6 miles South of Cardigan in West Wales, bordering the Pembrokeshire National Coastal Park.

  • Her hobbies include skiing and horse riding, and she has a smallholding with a wide variety of animals.

  • Located in the most stunning position is this delightful agricultural smallholding built in a pleasing traditional Kent Barn style.

  • A rare opportunity to purchase an already established organic smallholding with dried flower business.

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