commonage
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Sheep had fallen heavily in value; our flock could not be realized without incurring a ruinous loss, so it was kept for a time on the town commonage.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
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 J. D. (John Daniel) Kestell
His pony was only grazing on the town commonage hard by; he could have him brought in less than half an hour.
From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Bertram Mitford
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 W. C. (William Charles) Scully
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 Charles James Lever
