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byrlaw (iou) and Oregon Trail, the (oh)


byrlaw (iou)



byrlaw noun. . See also BY-LAW. ME.
[from Old Norse bjar genit. sing. of br (see BY noun1) + lagu LAW noun1.]
The local custom or law of a manor, district, etc., whereby disputes over boundaries, trespass, etc., were settled without recourse to the public courts of law.
Comb.: byrlaw-court: to settle local disputes etc.; byrlawman an officer appointed to administer the byrlaw.

Oregon Trail, the (oh)



one of the main paths across the US to the western part of the country, used by pioneers (=people who are the first to go and live in an unknown land) in the mid-19th century. The Trail crossed the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains before turning towards Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. The journey took around six months, and was extremely dangerous. The pioneers did not have good equipment, and they often suffered from illness or were attacked by Native Americans .