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Meaning of acre-dale in English:

acre-dale

Pronunciation /ˈeɪkədeɪl/

noun

dialect, historical Scottish

  • A method of letting land in small portions of about one acre each; land apportioned in this way. Also in † "in (also by) acre-dale" and attributive.

Origin

Late 16th century. From acre + dale.