conacre
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of conacre
C19: from corn 1 + acre
Example Sentences
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By letting this conacre land in little patches, a high rent is secured, which the tenants have no option but to promise to pay.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard H. Becker
The neighboring gentry are bent, as conacre has ceased to pay, on supplanting the population by cattle.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur
But on the estates of improving landlords in the other provinces, the rules forbid the tenant to give the use of any ground for conacre.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by James Godkin
A thousand excuses will be made for taking partners, for subletting on the "conacre" and other systems.
From Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. by Bernard H. Becker
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