whiteacre

American  

[hwahyt-ey-ker, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˌeɪ kər, ˈwaɪt- /

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 fromblackacre ).

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Etymology

Origin of whiteacre

First recorded in 1635–45; white + acre

Example Sentences

It could have been built by Caleb Whiteacre at the same time he built the mill, around 1798, or it could have been added in 1804, according to Oak Spring Garden Foundation documents.

From Washington Post

When I first learned about like-kind exchanges many years ago, the regulations seemed to always be talking about a couple of farmers exchanging Whiteacre for Blackacre to ease the commuting that their flocks had to do or something like that.

From Forbes

“I see a lot of fear-mongering about it: ‘My God, they’re out there, these Typhoid Marys,’” says Whiteacre.

From Salon

It didn't help that Whiteacre was suffering from an extreme and untreated case of bipolar disorder.

From Seattle Times

You definitely want to check out Soderbergh's "The Informant," starring Matt Damon as Mark Whitacre A true story, Whiteacre was an executive at a food processing conglomerate who, almost inexplicably, attempted to cover up his own embezzlement by exposing a massive price-fixing scheme, which of course was a little more complicated than he anticipated.

From Seattle Times