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blackacre

American  
[blak-ey-ker] / ˈblækˌeɪ kər /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

  1. an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished fromwhiteacre ).

Etymology

Origin of blackacre

First recorded in 1620–30; black + acre

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