back forty
back forty
noun
remote, usually uncultivated acreage on a large piece of land, as on a farm or ranch.
Also, back 40.
Origin:
apparently because forty acres was a typical size for such a piece of land
apparently because forty acres was a typical size for such a piece of land
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