acre's breadth

English

Alternative forms

• acre-breadth
• acre breadth

Etymology

From an ordinance by Edward I of England fixing the size of an acre as a 'furlong in length and four poles in breadth'.

Noun

acre's breadth (countable and uncountable, plural acre's breadths)

1. (historical) Chain; A unit of length equal to 22 yards.

Anagrams

• acre breadths, acre-breadths