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Webster 1913 Edition


Conacre

Con-a′cre

,
Verb.
T.
To underlet a portion of, for a single crop; – said of a farm.
[Ireland]

Con-a′cre

,
Noun.
A system of letting a portion of a farm for a single crop.
[Ireland]
Also used adjectively;
as, the
conacre
system or principle
.
Mozley & W.

Definition 2024


conacre

conacre

English

Noun

conacre (countable and uncountable, plural conacres)

  1. (Ireland) An agricultural system of letting land in small patches or strips, usually for tillage.
  2. (Ireland) A strip of land that is let under this system.

Verb

conacre (third-person singular simple present conacres, present participle conacring, simple past and past participle conacred)

  1. (Ireland) To underlet a proportion of, for a single crop; said of a farm.