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Unit Definition (bovate) The Bovate is an old English unit of land area equal to 1/8 hide. This was roughly 15 acres or 6 hectares. The word comes from the Latin bovis, an ox, indicating that the bovate was an area that could be farmed with the help of one ox. Unit Definition (carucate) The Carucate is an another name for the hide, an old English unit of land area. The name comes from a Latin word meaning "plowland".
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