| 单词 | plantation acre |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplantation acre plantation acre n. now historical an acre in plantation measure; an Irish acre. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a system or process of measuring land > an acre > specific stang1326 acre by lug1602 lug-acre1635 Welsh acre1675 plantation acre1705 Cheshire acre1808 geld-acre1880 1705 L. Crommelin Ess. Improving Hempen & Flaxen Manuf. ii. 7 Each Plantation Acre of this Kingdom will take four Bushels of Flax Seed. 1771–2 Irish Act 11 & 12 Geo. III c. 21 §5 Any bog of less dimensions than ten plantation acres. 1854 Sci. Amer. 29 Apr. 258/1 The proportion of seed for sowing may be stated at three and a half imperial bushels to the Irish or plantation acre. 1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Aug. 2 There was the statute acre, the ‘plantation’ acre, the English acre and the Cunningham acre. The prevalence of the English acre in east Co Cork and west Co Waterford evidently stemmed from the Munster plantation. < as lemmas |
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