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1. (adj.) virgate
shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight.
2. (n.) virgate
an early English measure of land, equal to about 30 acres (12 hectares).
Etymology: (1645–55; < ML virgāta (terrae) measure (of land), fem. of L virgātus pertaining to a rod; see virgate1)
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1. (adj) virgate
having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender
2. (noun) virgate
a yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres
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