commonage
Example Sentences
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He grazed on the town commonage; besides grass, he never got anything to eat but an occasional handful of mealies.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
We came over a rolling down towards the commonage.
From Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales by Cripps, Arthur Shearly
It is the way your forefathers understood the law of commonage, and nobody ever grumbled that his neighbor had a cow or a pig too many!
From One Of Them by Lever, Charles James
The indaba began upon small matters, a recent dispute or two as to the ownership of cattle, or of land commonage, and so forth.
From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Mitford, Bertram
In the evening we heard that the enemy were at Glen Lennie on their way to Harrismith, and that a patrol had already reached the town commonage.
From Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet by Kestell, J. D. (John Daniel)
