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Cornish acre

Cornish acre noun: a variable unit of land measurement used in Cornwall, England, equating to nine farthinglands or roughly 120 statute acres.

Noun

Cornish acre (plural Cornish acres)

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

Forms of Cornish acre

pluralCornish acres

Questions about Cornish acre

What does Cornish acre mean?
Cornish acre means a variable unit of land measurement used in Cornwall, England, equating to nine farthinglands or roughly 120 statute acres.
What part of speech is Cornish acre?
Cornish acre is a noun.
What is the plural of Cornish acre?
The plural of Cornish acre is Cornish acres.

Words near Cornish acre in the dictionary

  1. cornin
  2. cornine
  3. corniness
  4. corning
  5. cornish
  6. Cornish acre
  7. Cornish acres
  8. Cornish boiler
  9. Cornish boilers
  10. Cornish chough
  11. Cornish diamond

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