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oxgangnoun
The area of land that could be ploughed by an ox in a day; one eighth of a carucate.
oxgangnoun
A measure of land of uncertain quantity.
oxgangnoun
A measure of land equivalent to thirteen acres.
Etymology: From oxegang, from oxangang, equivalent to.
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Oxgang
An oxgang or bovate (Old English: oxangang; Danish: oxgang; Scottish Gaelic: damh-imir; Medieval Latin: bovāta) is an old land measurement formerly used in Scotland and England as early as the 16th century sometimes referred to as an oxgait. It averaged around 20 English acres, but was based on land fertility and cultivation, and so could be as low as 15.An oxgang is also known as a bovate, from bovāta, a Medieval Latinisation of the word, derived from the Latin bōs, meaning "ox, bullock or cow". Oxen, through the Scottish Gaelic word damh or dabh, also provided the root of the land measurement 'daugh'.
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Oxgang
An oxgang or bovate is an old land measurement formerly used in Scotland and England. It averaged around 20 English acres, but was based on land fertility and cultivation, and so could be as low as 15. Skene in Celtic Scotland says: An oxgang is also known as a bovate, from bovata, a medieval Latinisation of the word, derived from the Latin bōs, meaning ox, bullock or cow. Oxen, through the Scottish Gaelic word Damh or Dabh, also provided the root of the land measurement 'Daugh.' In Scotland, 'oxgang' occurs in Oxgangs, a southern suburb of Edinburgh, and in Oxgang, an area of the town of Kirkintilloch.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Oxgang
oks′gang, n. as much land as can be tilled by the use of an ox (averaging about 15 acres)—called also Ox′land or Ox′gate.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oxgang in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oxgang in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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