What does "open-field" mean?

Of a farming system, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs.

Open-field

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1
Of a farming system, in which each manor or village had two or three large fields divided into narrow strips of land individually cultivated by tenants or serfs. historical, not-comparable
2
Of a player, capable of obtaining yardage in a broken field. not-comparable

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