BOVATE

Meaning of BOVATE in English

n. hist. a measure of land, as much as one ox could plough in a year, varying from 10 to 18 acres.

Etymology: med.L bovata f. L bos bovis ox

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BOVATE — ˈbōˌvāt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Medieval Latin bovata, from Latin bov-, bos cow, ox : an old English unit …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOVATE — (n.) An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, …
Английский словарь Webster
BOVATE — ( n. ) An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOVATE — /boh"vayt/ , n. an old English unit of land area measurement equivalent to one-eighth of a carucate. [ 1680-90; bovata, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOVATE — noun an oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, …
Webster English vocab
BOVATE — n. hist. a measure of land, as much as one ox could plough in a year, varying from 10 to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOVATE — n. hist. a measure of land, as much as one ox could plough in a year, varying from 10 to …
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PLOWGANG — noun or ploughgang ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: plow (I) + gang, n. : any of various old Scottish units of land area …
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OXGANG — ˈäksˌgaŋ noun or ox·gate -gāt Etymology: oxgang from Middle English, from Old English oxan gang, from oxan, gen. of oxa …
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OXGANG — (n.) See Bovate.
Английский словарь Webster
OXGANG — ( n. ) See Bovate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OXGANG — noun ·see bovate.
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UNIT — n. 25B6; noun the family is the fundamental unit of society : COMPONENT, element, constituent, subdivision. a unit of currency …
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