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acre's breadth

acre's breadth noun: a chain; A unit of length equal to 22 yards.

Noun

acre's breadth (countable and uncountable, plural acre's breadths)

  1. (historical) A chain; A unit of length equal to 22 yards.

Forms of acre's breadth

pluralacre's breadths
alternative formacre-breadth
alternative formacre breadth
alternative formacre brede

Origin of acre's breadth

From an ordinance by Edward I of England fixing the size of an acre as a 'furlong in length and four poles in breadth'.

Questions about acre's breadth

What does acre's breadth mean?
Acre's breadth means a chain; A unit of length equal to 22 yards.
What part of speech is acre's breadth?
Acre's breadth is a noun.
What is the plural of acre's breadth?
The plural of acre's breadth is acre's breadths.

Words near acre's breadth in the dictionary

  1. acre lengh
  2. acre length
  3. acre money
  4. acre shot
  5. acre shots
  6. acre's breadth
  7. acre's breadths
  8. acre's length
  9. acre-breadth
  10. acre-breadths
  11. acre-dale

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