wasteground

English

noun
Definitions
  • A barren stretch of ground; wasteland.

Etymology

Compound from English waste (empty, dejected, barren, dismal) + English ground (that has been ground, earthing).

Origin

English

ground

Gloss

that has been ground, earthing

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