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hide
   a very old English unit of land area, dating from perhaps the seventh century. The hide was the amount of land that could be cultivated by a single plowman and thus the amount of land necessary to support a family. Depending on local conditions, this could be as little as 60 acres or as much as 180 acres (24-72 hectares). The hide was more or less standardized as 120 acres (48.6 hectares) after the Norman conquest of 1066. The hide continued in use throughout medieval times, but it is now obsolete. The unit was also known as the carucate.

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  • hide — Ⅰ. hide [1] ► VERB (past hid; past part. hidden) 1) put or keep out of sight. 2) conceal oneself. 3) keep secret. ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a camouflaged shelter used to observe wild …   English terms dictionary

  • Hide — (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Hid} (h[i^]d); p. p. {Hidden} (h[i^]d d n), {Hid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiding} (h[imac]d [i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to Gr. key qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E. hide of an animal, and to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Hide — Hide, v. i. To lie concealed; to keep one s self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation. [1913 Webster] Bred to disguise, in public tis you hide. Pope. [1913 Webster] {Hide and seek}, a play of children, in which some hide… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hide — Hide, n. [OE. hide, hude, AS. h[=y]d; akin to D. huid, OHG. h[=u]t, G. haut, Icel. h[=u][eth], Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. ky tos; and cf. Gr. sky tos skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. [root]13.] 1. The skin of an animal, either raw or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hide — ist der Künstlername von Hideto Matsumoto Hide ist der Familienname von Herbie Hide (*1971), nigerianisch britischer Boxer Hide war ein angelsächsisches Flächenmaß Hide (Einheit) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • hide — hide; hide·less; hide·bound·ness; …   English syllables

  • Hide — Hide, n. [AS. h[=i]d, earlier h[=i]ged; prob. orig., land enough to support a family; cf. AS. h[=i]wan, h[=i]gan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant.] (O. Eng. Law.) (a) An abode or dwelling. (b) A measure of land, common in Domesday… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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