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| glebe [ gleeb ] (plural glebes) |
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1. U.K. British church land: in the United Kingdom, a piece of land belonging to a church and lent temporarily to a member of the clergy to provide additional income
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2. arable land: land or soil, especially when considered as a source of abundant natural produce
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| [14th century. < Latin gleba "clod"] |
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