Definitions For Oxgang
Noun
OXGANG (plural OXGANGs) (historical) The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, {{frac, 8}} hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres. (historical, Scottish) The similar scottish concept, {{frac, 8}} of a ploughgate and notionally {{frac, 12, 1, 2}} or 13 scottish acres.Usage notes
The hide was originally intended to represent the amount of land farmed by a single household but was primarily connected to obligations owed to the Saxon and Norman kings and thus varied greatly from place to place. Around the time of the domesday book under the Normans, the hide was usually but not always the land expected to produce £1 (1 tower pound of sterling silver) in income over the year, meaning the oxgang was expected to produce 30 pence ({{frac, 1, 1, 2}} tower ounces of sterling silver).Synonyms
bovate, oxgate, oxengateHypernyms
(800 oxgangs) See hundred (8 oxgangs) See carucate (Scottish, 4 oxgangs) See ochdamh (2 oxgangs) See virgateHyponyms
({{frac, 2}} oxgang) See nook ({{frac, 4}} oxgang) See fardel (various & for further subdivisions) See acreEtymology
from {{inh + en + enm + oxegang}}, from {{inh + en + ang + oxangang + + {{frac + hide or ploughland}}, equivalent to ox/">8}} hide or ploughland}}, equivalent to ox + gang.Is Oxgang a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
18
The word Oxgang is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends