davach

noun

dav·​ach

variants or davoch

ˈdavəḵ

plural -s

archaic

: any of various ancient Scottish units of land area said to have averaged 416 acres

Word History

Etymology

Middle English (Scots dialect), from Scottish Gaelic dabhach (also, tub); akin to Old Irish dabach tub, land measure

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