单词 | river lot |
释义 | > as lemmasriver lot river lot n. chiefly Canadian (now historical) a lot bordering on a river; spec. a long, narrow farm lot extending back from a river, esp. one along the St Lawrence river, or in the Red River Settlement. ΚΠ 1704 in C. J. Hoadly Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1868) IV. 493 Part of a lot called the River lot, purchased of the said Nathan Holt. 1780 Quebec Gaz. 27 Apr. 3/1 To be Sold by Auction..a River lot situate in the Lower-town of Quebec in St. Peter's Street. 1853 F. B. Hough Hist. St. Lawrence & Franklin Counties 342 He..was instructed to sell river lots at $2.50, and rear lots at $2 per acre. 1882 Prince Albert (Sask.) Times 8 Nov. 6/1 It is to be hoped that the government will carry out the same policy here, in the North West, as has been established in Manitoba, with regard to river lots. 1968 E. S. Russenholt Heart of Continent ii. v. 76 Families already living along the Assiniboine, exercise ‘squatter's rights’, and lay claim to the newly-surveyed River Lots. 1995 Beaver June–July 32/1 Canada readily agreed to accept all possessions of land in Red River, including the hay privileges extending beyond the actual river lots. < as lemmas |
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