Etymology

oxgang

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Today it means: The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, ¹⁄₈ hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres. Full definition →

Middle English oxegang ← Old English oxangang
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  1. Old English · inherited fromoxangang“<small>¹<big>⁄</big>₈</small> hide or ploughland”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromoxegang
  3. English todayoxgang

From Middle English oxegang, from Old English oxangang (“¹⁄₈ hide or ploughland”), equivalent to ox + gang.

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