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river lot 
1 a lot fronting on a river.
- 1780 To be Sold by Auction . . . a River lot situate in the Lower-town of Quebec in St. Peter's Street.
- 1882 It is to be hoped that the government will carry out the same policy here, in the North West, as has been established in Manitoba, with regard to river lots.
2 a long, narrow holding of land fronting on a river, such as the farms of old Quebec along the St. Lawrence River and those in the Red River Settlement.
See also: ribbon farm
- 1900 The long "river-lots" [were] newly clad in a silken wind-blown vesture of green. . . .
- 1963 Peter began the first surveys [on the Red River], dividing the land into narrow river lots, as in the old province of Quebec.
- 1780 To be Sold by Auction . . . a River lot situate in the Lower-town of Quebec in St. Peter's Street.