fortyglossary / FORTY forty, n. Archaic. Forty acres of land in the form of a square (the south forty). • To determine a forty, a section of land (640 acres) was quartered, and one of those quarters was again quartered. 词条贡献者 资深译员Dan,毕业于美国顶尖的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与消费者集团诉讼有关的法律文件。