braakland, noun
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, South African DutchShow more Afrikaans, a piece of land, a field, from South African Dutch braak fallow + land land.
see quotation 1913.
1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 84Braakland, Land which has been ploughed for the first time, or which has been lying fallow for several years.
1937 Handbk for Farmers (Dept of Agric. & Forestry) 706Normally it is not necessary to cultivate the braakland again until seeding time, when the soil is shallow ploughed...Dry cultivation is justifiable only when done with the object of eradicating weeds..occurring in braaklands.
see quotation 1913.
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