What's the difference between virgate and yardland?

Virgate


Definition:

  • (a.) Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
  • (n.) A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) and Rhapidostreptus virgator) and two chilopod species (Lithobius forficatus and Scolopendra cingulata) were tested for the presence of antibacterial substances using Petri dish tests.

Yardland


Definition:

  • (n.) A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen to forty acres; a virgate.

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