"starve acre" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} starve acre (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of starve-acre Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: starve-acre
    Sense id: en-starve_acre-en-noun-DFCqOXYh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1922, British Bee Journal & Bee-keepers Adviser - Volume 50, page 67",
          "text": "\"The Gaffer, he do call it 'starve acre,' and my old master, I worked for when a boy, called it 'money-out-o'-pocket.' Charles, here, do say it's name be 'rich-man's curse,' while Jack sticks out that its proper name be 'rob-the-ground.'",
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          "ref": "1942, Worcestershire County Council Agricultural Quarterly Chronicle",
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