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bovate
CIDE DICTIONARY
bovate, n. [LL. bovata, fr. bos, bovis, ox.].
An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at fifteen acres. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bovate, 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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