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noun
The area of land that could be plowed by an ox in a year, 1⁄8 hide or carucate and notionally 15 acres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
The similar Scottish concept, 1⁄8 of a ploughgate and notionally 12+1⁄2 or 13 Scottish acres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, historical
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History
From Middle English oxegang, from Old English oxangang (“1⁄8 hide or ploughland”), equivalent to ox + gang.
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