Furzery

/ˈfɜːzərɪ/ noun

Definition

Land covered with furze bushes, or a dense growth of furze.

Etymology

From 'furze' plus '-ery' (a suffix indicating a place filled with something, as in 'nursery' or 'cannery').

Kelly Says

A furzery is basically a wild, spiky wasteland—but to people in the past, it was precious commons land that fed their animals and heated their homes.

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