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BOVATE
Noun
bovate (plural bovates)
(historical) synonym of oxgang
Source: Wiktionary
Bo"vate, n. Etym: [LL. bovata, fr. bos, bovis, ox.] (O.Eng.Law.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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