whiteacre

[hwahyt-ey-ker, wahyt-]

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 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of whiteacre¹

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.

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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.

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“The vast majority of performers who escort see it as part of one of their multiple revenue streams, because that’s what you need in the adult industry today,” says Whiteacre.

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

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

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