Is the translation of a word (tse'med), which properly means a yoke, and denotes a space of ground that may be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in a day. It is about an acre of our measure (Isa. 5:10; 1 Sam. 14:14).
ācre, adv., v. 2. acer fin. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
·noun Any field of arable or pasture land. II. Acre ·noun A piece of land, containing 160 square ro...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
, or acre-fight An old duel fought by warriors between the frontiers of England and Scotland, with...
The Sailor's Word-Book
There was a house in Gracechurch Street so called (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 155). Not further ident...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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