What is a measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. [Obs.] called?
yardland — A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate. [Obs.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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