"acre's breadth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: acre's breadths [plural]
Etymology: From an ordinance by Edward I of England fixing the size of an acre as a 'furlong in length and four poles in breadth'. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=acre's breadth}} acre's breadth (countable and uncountable, plural acre's breadths)
  1. (historical) Chain; A unit of length equal to 22 yards. Wikipedia link: Edward I of England Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Synonyms: acre-breadth, acre breadth
    Sense id: en-acre's_breadth-en-noun-RKxSfd6l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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