Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 21, 2003 04:00
21 yrs ago
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English term
christie
hector
English
Tech/Engineering
Surveying
any idea concerning another meaning of this word for land measurement?
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| 5 +4 | hectare |
Fuad Yahya
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| 5 +3 | to harass / to bully |
cheungmo
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| 4 | Hectare |
Arthur Borges
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hectare
A metric unit of area equal to 100 ares (2.471 acres).
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "excellent! Thank you so much. We had just seen BROTHER WHERE ART THOU (the movie) and this came up at the end of the movie. Thank you for your accurate answer. Had never heard the word (hectare)"
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Arthur Borges
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Hectare
It's metric.
"Hector" is somebody out of Greek mythology.
"Hector" is somebody out of Greek mythology.
+3
6 mins
to harass / to bully
Other than the "hectare/hector" problem, "to hector" is "to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pressure" (dixit Merriam-Webster) and "Hector" (capital "H") was a son of Priam, husband of Andromache, and Trojan champion slain by Achilles (same source).
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Arthur Borges
: Sure! What the happy heck!
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| agree |
Tanja Abramovic (X)
4 hrs
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| agree |
Armorel Young
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