A small plot or patch of grass; a grassplot or lawn.
Compound of 'grass' (Old English 'gærs') and 'plat' (from Old Norse 'plattr' meaning flat or thin). A dialectal or regional term appearing in British English literature.
The word 'plat' (a small plot of land) comes from Scandinavian languages and entered English after the Viking invasions—it's one of thousands of Old Norse words that slipped into English and helped shape the vocabulary of gardeners and farmers.
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