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Oxgang
Meaning
Noun
●
The area of
land
that could be
plowed
by an
ox
in a year, ¹⁄₈
hide
or
carucate
and
notionally
15 acres.
●
In Scottish English & Units of measure:
The
similar
Scottish
concept
, ¹⁄₈ of a
ploughgate
and
notionally
12+¹⁄₂ or 13 Scottish acres.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
oxgang
English
oxegang
Middle English (1100-1500)
oxangang
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Bovate
Oxgate
Oxengate
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