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Farcet

Farcet proper noun: a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, south of Peterborough (OS grid ref TL2094).

Proper noun

Farcet

  1. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, south of Peterborough (OS grid ref TL2094).

Origin of Farcet

Inherited from Middle English Farresheved, from Old English *Fearreshēafod, from fearres (“bull's”) + hēafod (“head”); for the formation, compare Gateshead, Shepshed, and Swineshead.

Questions about Farcet

What does Farcet mean?
Farcet means a village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England, south of Peterborough (OS grid ref TL2094).
What part of speech is Farcet?
Farcet is a proper noun.

Words near Farcet in the dictionary

  1. farcemeats
  2. farcement
  3. farcements
  4. farceness
  5. farces
  6. Farcet
  7. farcetta
  8. farcettas
  9. farceur
  10. farceurs
  11. farceuse

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