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foreacre

foreacre noun: the headland of a ploughed field; the land at the ends of a field where the furrows cross.

Noun

foreacre (plural foreacres)

  1. (dialectal) The headland of a ploughed field; the land at the ends of a field where the furrows cross.

Forms of foreacre

pluralforeacres
alternative formforraker
alternative formforical

Origin of foreacre

From fore- + acre.

Questions about foreacre

What does foreacre mean?
Foreacre means the headland of a ploughed field; the land at the ends of a field where the furrows cross.
What part of speech is foreacre?
Foreacre is a noun.
What is the plural of foreacre?
The plural of foreacre is foreacres.

Words near foreacre in the dictionary

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  4. foreacquainting
  5. foreacquaints
  6. foreacre
  7. foreacres
  8. foreadmonish
  9. foreadmonished
  10. foreadmonishes
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