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conacre

conacre

9.9
A system of renting small pieces of land for one season to grow crops
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒnəkrə/
  • Archaic
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  • The farmer decided to rent a small field under the conacre system to grow potatoes for the summer.

Examples

  • One such habit was the cutting of turf on a portion of his estate; another was the letting of one or more fields in "conacre."

    Academic text (1992)

  • They used a conacre arrangement to cultivate vegetables on land that was not theirs for the season.

  • He found a piece of land nearby that was available for conacre, perfect for his seasonal crops.

Synonyms

plot
vsconacre
81 1.9

A small piece of land used to grow plants or vegetables

is rented only for one season rather than being just a marked piece
plot of land
vsconacre
11 3.0

A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on

is rented for a single season rather than simply being any small area
allotment
vsconacre
  • UK
3 3.7

A small piece of land that people rent to grow vegetables or flowers

is rented only for one season specifically to grow crops

Surface Forms

conacre singular
conacres plural

Etymology

Conacre comes from Irish farming use and the familiar English word acre, which means 'a piece of land'. It originally meant land let 'by the acre' for a single season, so conacre now refers to a small plot rented for one crop or to the system of seasonal renting.