D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Virgate

· Vir·gate · IPA /vɜɹˈɡeɪt/
01 a. Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
  1. 1.
    Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.(Bot.)
02 n. A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres.
  1. 1.
    A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres.[Obs.]