Definition of eland

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Eland (n.) A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; -- called also Cape elk..

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Middleman :: Middleman (n.) An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry..
Usquebaugh :: Usquebaugh (a.) A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland; whisky.
Rath :: Rath (n.) A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland.
Tanistry :: Tanistry (n.) In Ireland, a tenure of family lands by which the proprietor had only a life estate, to which he was admitted by election..
Pollan :: Pollan (n.) A lake whitefish (Coregonus pollan), native of Ireland. In appearance it resembles a herring..
Erin :: Erin (n.) An early, and now a poetic, name of Ireland..
Icelander :: Icelander (n.) A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland..
Whiskey :: Whiskey (n.) An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley..
Sorehon :: Sorehon (n.) Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel..
Mesa :: Mesa (/.) A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.
Icelandic :: Icelandic (n.) The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than any other language now spoken..
Barony :: Barony (n.) In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly to the English hundred, and supposed to have been originally the district of a native chief. There are 252 of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It may be held by a commoner..
Palearctic :: Palearctic (a.) Belonging to a region of the earth's surface which includes all Europe to the Azores, Iceland, and all temperate Asia..
Harper :: Harper (n.) A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly current in Ireland..
Eschar :: Eschar (n.) In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface of the country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams..
Moreland :: Moreland (n.) Moorland.
Hiberno-celtic :: Hiberno-Celtic (n.) The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.
Rosary :: Rosary (n.) A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny..
Eland :: Eland (n.) The elk or moose.
Iceland Moss :: Iceland moss () A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in pulmonary complaints as a demulcent..
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