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Magwitch (21 words)
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Words I Hate, by Magwitch
2 BDRM W/ VU, by Lampbane
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See also "cranny".
Nope. I swear, it's completely true. :-)
You are so wise, reesetee. Unless, of course, this is totally fabricated....
Traditionally, a unit of land area in northern England. One nook originally equaled 1/2 virgate; a virgate (often called a yardland in the north) was about 30 acres in southern England but measured closer to 40 acres in the north. This meant that a nook equaled 20 acres (about 8.094 hectares).