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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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OUT-FREEDOM, n. In Ork.: the common pasture, lying outside the individuallyoccupied cultivated land, the freedom land of a community.Ork. 1795 Stat. Acc.¹ XV. 389:
It is the common pasture or out-freedom of all the farms and houses adjacent to it.