back forty

or back 40

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noun

remote, usually uncultivated acreage on a large piece of land, as on a farm or ranch.

Origin of back forty

apparently because forty acres was a typical size for such a piece of land

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Related Words for back forty

plot, property, parcel, holding, expanse