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An obsolete Scots unit equal to 4 ploughgates, notionally comprising 400 Scottish acresAn obsolete Scots unit equal to 4 ploughgates, notionally comprising 400 Scottish acres.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)An obsolete Scots unit equal to 4 ploughgates, notionally comprising 400 Scottish acres.
Origin
Scottish Gaelic dabhach (“vat, large unit of land”); the "land unit" sense may reflect subScottish Gaelic dabhach (“vat, large unit of land”); the "land unit" sense may reflect substrate influence on Gaelic from Pictish.
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