north forty
north forty · north forties
A 40-acre section of land, located in the northernmost part of a farm or ranchA 40-acre section of land, located in the northernmost part of a farm or ranch.
Meaning
3 sensesA 40-acre section of land, located in the northernmost part of a farm or ranch.
(broadly, idiomatic)Farms, ranches, or agricultural land collectively.
(idiomatic)Any remote place.
Forms
plural: north forties| Singular | north forty |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsremote place:remote place
Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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