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noun

Acre n.

Any field of arable or pasture land. (Obs.)

A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English. Note: The acre was limited to its present definite quantity by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII.

Broad acres, many acres, much landed estate. (Rhetorical)

God's acre, God's field; the churchyard. "I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls The burial ground, God's acre."

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"Acre" Quotes from Famous Books

... midst of my gloried-in devices, is, that there is a sorry fellow in the world, who has presumed to question, whether the prize, when obtained, is worthy of the pains it costs me: yet knows, with what patience and trouble a bird-man will spread an acre of ground with gins and snares; set up his stalking horse, his glasses; plant his decoy- birds, and invite the feathered throng by his whistle; and all his prize at last (the reward of early hours, and of a whole morning's ...

— Clarissa, Volume 4 (of 9) - History Of A Young Lady • Samuel Richardson

... Mr. and Mrs. Barnum, after boarding for a few months, moved into their own house, which was built on a three acre plat purchased ...

— A Unique Story of a Marvellous Career. Life of Hon. Phineas T. • Joel Benton

... the emigrants was to receive about fifty acres of land, including a town lot, a garden of five acres, and a forty-five acre farm, and the Trustees offered to give a tract of five hundred acres to any well-to-do man who would go over at his own expense, taking with him at least ten servants, and promising his military service in case ...

— The Moravians in Georgia - 1735-1740 • Adelaide L. Fries

... wish to go into the swamp with Nan, however, on her first visit to Toby Vanderwiller's little farm. This was some weeks after the log drives, and lumbering was over for the season. Uncle Henry and the boys, rather than be idle, were working every acre they owned, and Nan was more alone than she had ever been since ...

— Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp - or, The Old Lumberman's Secret • Annie Roe Carr

... Logan, he cannot drown it in a red sea of burgundy: life has lost its flavour; if he returns, it will be with the true Scottish desire to die in his own country, though of his ancient family's lands he has not kept an acre. Pleasant rich Restalrig, strong Fastcastle, jolly Gunnisgreen of the 'great Yules,' all are gone. ...

— James VI and the Gowrie Mystery • Andrew Lang

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