From Medieval Latin carucata ("ploughland"), from Latin caruca ("chariot; coach; carruca"). Compare French charrue ("plough").Oxford English Dictionary, 1stĀ ed. "carucateĀ | carrucate, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1888.
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