Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BO'VATE
BO'VATE, n. [In Law L. bovata, from bos, bovis, an ox.]
An ox-gate, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; Cowel says 28 acres.
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BO'VATE, n. [In Law L. bovata, from bos, bovis, an ox.]
An ox-gate, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; Cowel says 28 acres.
Return to page 125 of the letter “B”.