- 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. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
oxgang
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Oxgang — Ox gang , n. [Ox + gang, n., 1.] (O. Eng. Law) See {Bovate}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — … 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
