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[ noun ] extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
Synonyms Examples "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)After Larkin has been persuaded to restock his tangled acres with pheasants , he poaches only what he needs for the nourishment of his family and local callers . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Often the burrows are only an inch or two apart , and the bee cities cover several acres . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)Six hundred and forty acres , the old_man back in St._Louis had said ; good grass , good water . There were tracks of cattle all_over his six hundred and forty acres . |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 18839
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