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ARE |
Land measure |
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AREA |
Land measure |
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ACRE |
Land measure |
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HECTARE |
Land measure |
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OXHIDE |
A measure of land. See 3d Hide. |
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STANG |
In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. |
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VIRGATE |
A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to
forty acres. |
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PERCH |
In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th part of
an acre. |
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LABOR |
A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to an area
of 177/ acres. |
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YARDLAND |
A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from
fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. |
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BIGHA |
A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre
to an acre. |
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JUGER |
A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or
240 feet in length by 120 in breadth. |
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FANEGA |
A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America, varying from 1/
to 2/ bushels; also, a measure of land. |
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FERDING |
A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is
supposed to have consisted of a few acres only. |
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BOVATE |
An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an
ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated
at fifteen acres. |
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HIDE |
A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English
charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been
differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres. |
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ARPEN |
Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different
parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or
nearly five sixth... |
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LEAGUE |
...rent
countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet
each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe,
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