"acker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈa.kə/ [UK] Forms: ackers [plural]
Rhymes: -ækə(ɹ) Etymology: Unknown; perhaps a variant of eagre. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|eagre}} eagre Head templates: {{en-noun}} acker (plural ackers)
  1. (dialectal, now rare) A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water. Tags: archaic, dialectal
    Sense id: en-acker-en-noun-htnp8Z9l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈa.kə/ [UK] Forms: ackers [plural]
Rhymes: -ækə(ɹ) Etymology: Variant forms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} acker (plural ackers)
  1. Obsolete form of acre. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: acre Related terms: ackers [money, finance, business]
    Sense id: en-acker-en-noun-pJd-urwz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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