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morgen (n.)

1620s, an old measure of land in Holland (hence also in South Africa and colonial New York and New Jersey), roughly two acres but sometimes less, probably identical with Dutch morgen "morning" (see morn) and meaning "the amount of land one man can plow in a morning."

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Definitions of morgen from WordNet

morgen (n.)
a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres;
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