Allen - English meaning

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(now chiefly english regional). originally: arable land lying fallow. later (also): specifically arable land sown with grass for more than two years.

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Land that has been in cultivation for a long time, or exhausted by a long period of cultivation.

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With the, and frequently with capital initials. in the language of colonists or those living or travelling abroad: a country of origin, especially. britain or ireland. compare "old country".

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(usually oldland.) land which lies behind a coastal plain of more recent origin, especially where the coastal plain has been built up from sedimentary material derived from that same land. also: an area of very ancient crystalline rocks, especially when reduced to low relief.

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A brand name for an l-shaped metal tool with six sides that is used to turn a screw that has a six-sided hole in the top