Oxgang

Oxgang
Oxgang \Ox"gang`\, n. [Ox + gang, n., 1.] (O. Eng. Law) See {Bovate}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Oxgang — Farm derived units of measurement: The rod is a historical unit of length equal to 5½ yards. It may have originated from the typical length of a mediaeval ox goad. The furlong (meaning furrow length) was the distance a team of oxen could plough… …   Wikipedia

  • oxgang —    an old English unit of land area equal to 1/8 hide or roughly 15 acres (6 hectares). The hide was considered the area a farmer could plow with a team of 8 oxen, so an oxgang was the area he could plow with a single ox. The unit was also called …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • oxgang — noun the area of land that could be ploughed by an ox in a day; one eighth of a carucate. Syn: bovate, oxgate, oxengate …   Wiktionary

  • Oxgang — One eighth of a ploughland (*carucate); equiv. of a Bovata …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • oxgang — ox·gang …   English syllables

  • oxgang — In old English law, as much land as an ox could till. A measure of land of uncertain quantity. In the north of England a division of a carucate. According to some, fifteen acres …   Black's law dictionary

  • oxgang — The maximum quantity of land which was tillable by one ox; a quantity reckoned at between thirteen to fifteen acres …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • oxgang — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hufe — Die Hufe, in Süddeutschland Hube genannt, ist ein altes, relativ großes Flächenmaß. Typischerweise beträgt es dreißig Morgen, also entsprechend etwa sechs bis achtzehn Hektar. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Verhältnis der Hufe zum Morgen 2 Geschichtliche… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Unités de mesure anglo-saxonnes — Les unités de mesure anglo saxonnes sont des unités de mesure originaires d Angleterre et encore utilisées dans certains pays anglo saxons, en particulier aux États Unis. Sommaire 1 Historique 2 Longueur 2.1 Unités principales …   Wikipédia en Français

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