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.
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.