whiteacre

white·a·cre

[hwahyt-ey-ker, wahyt-]
noun ( often initial capital letter )
an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from blackacre ).

Origin:
1635–45; white + acre

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