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HIDE OF LAND

\hˈa͡ɪd ɒv lˈand], \hˈa‍ɪd ɒv lˈand], \h_ˈaɪ_d ɒ_v l_ˈa_n_d]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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[L.L.] A measure of variable size ; 120 acres, or 100, or even much less ; at first, probably, = enough for one household ; A.S. hid, or higid, being another term for hiwisc ; cf. A.S. hiwan, domestics (Skeat, Etym. Dict.).

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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