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carucate
- A measurement of land, equal to a hide (used in Danelaw)
- Danish equivalent of a hide. The land ploughed by eight oxen; actual area varied locally and like the hide could be reassessed.
- A "plough-land"; a measurement of land, notionally as much land as could be kept under the plough in one years by a plough-team of eight oxen. The amount of land so described varied in different parts of the country between 60 and 120 acres.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: History
- Category: Medieval
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