"foreacre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreacres [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + acre. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|acre}} fore- + acre Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreacre (plural foreacres)
  1. (dialectal) The headland of a ploughed field; the land at the ends of a field where the furrows cross. Tags: dialectal Synonyms: forraker, forical
    Sense id: en-foreacre-en-noun--Nu8OIRr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for foreacre meaning in English (1.1kB)

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