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Ongang vs Oxgang - What's the difference?

ongang | oxgang |

As nouns the difference between ongang and oxgang

is that ongang is a start-up; beginning; commencement (of activity, work, machinery, etc); a setting in motion while oxgang is (archaic|or|old english law) the area of land that could be ploughed by an ox in a day; one eighth of a carucate.

ongang

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A start-up; beginning; commencement (of activity, work, machinery, etc.); a setting in motion.
  • Rowdy or unrestrained behaviour; antics.

    • oxgang

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, or, Old English Law) The area of land that could be ploughed by an ox in a day; one eighth of a carucate.
  • (archaic, or, Old English Law) A measure of land of uncertain quantity.
  • A measure of land equivalent to thirteen acres.

    • Usage notes

    * Land was normally ploughed with a team of eight oxen. An oxgang is roughly 13-15 acres, an eighth share of the land ploughed by an ox team in a day. The area differed by locality. In Scottish law it was about 13 acres - but this was also dependent on soil quality.

    Synonyms

    * bovate, oxgate, oxengate

    See also

    *(wikipedia "oxgang")

    References

    * Worchester, Joseph. A Dictionary of the English Language . Boston, 1881.