"Cornish acre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cornish acres [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Cornish_acre-en-noun-LvjduT46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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