"Irish acre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Irish acres [plural]
Etymology: It was historically used in Ireland. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Irish acre (plural Irish acres)
  1. (historical) A unit of area equal to 7840 square yards (approximately 0.66 hectares or 1.62 statute acres). Tags: historical Synonyms: plantation acre
    Sense id: en-Irish_acre-en-noun-pWUtDal6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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