Cornish acre

noun

A variable unit of land measurement used in Cornwall, England, equating to nine farthinglands or roughly 120 statute acres.

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Meanings

nounCornish acre (plural Cornish acres)

plural Cornish acres

  1. historicalA variable unit of land measurement used in Cornwall, England, equating to nine farthinglands or roughly 120 statute acres.
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