acre breadth

plural acre breadths

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of acre's breadth.

   The South'rons front they fought all face to face, Who to their ignominy and disgrace, Did neither stand nor fairly foot the score, But did retire five acre breadth and more.

   1998, Henry (the Minstrel.), William Hamilton, Blind Harry's Wallace, →ISBN, page 108

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   This breadth is that which is still familiarly called in many parts of England acre breadth, that is, four perches or poles, of five yards and a half each, or twenty-two yards;

   1863, Notes and Queries

   The knights rode together by companies, some here and some there, and the king rode somewhat apart because of the dust : and the Duke of Berry, and the Duke of Burgoyne, rode on his left hand talking together, an acre breadth of land off from the king;

   1893, Sir Henry Craik, English Prose: Selections - Volume 1, page 135