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  2. List of medieval land terms - Wikipedia

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    These medieval land terms include the following: a hide: the hide, from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning "family", was, in the early medieval period, a land-holding that was considered sufficient to support a family. This was equivalent to 60 to 120 acres depending on the quality of the land. The hide was the basis for the assessment of taxes.

  3. Hide (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The hide was an English unit of land measurement originally intended to represent the amount of land sufficient to support a household. It was traditionally taken to be 120 historical acres or 48 acres (19 hectares), but was in fact a measure of value and tax assessment, including obligations for food-rent (feorm), maintenance and repair of bridges and fortifications, manpower for the army ...

  4. Hide - Wikipedia

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    Hide (skin), the cured skin of an animal. Bird hide, a structure for observing birds and other wildlife without causing disturbance. Gamekeeper's hide or hunting hide or hunting blind, a structure to hide in when viewing or hunting wildlife. Hide (unit), a unit of land area or land-based tax assessment used in early medieval England.

  5. Hide (skin) - Wikipedia

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    A hide or skin is an animal skin treated for human use. The word "hide" is related to the German word Haut, which means skin.The industry defines hides as "skins" of large animals e.g. cow, buffalo; while skins refer to "skins" of smaller animals: goat, sheep, deer, pig, fish, alligator, snake, etc. Common commercial hides include leather from cattle and other livestock animals, buckskin ...

  6. Hide-and-seek - Wikipedia

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    Running, tracking, hiding, observation, ability to stay silent, patience. Hide-and-seek (sometimes known as hide-and-go-seek) is a popular children's game in which at least two players (usually at least three) [1] conceal themselves in a set environment, to be found by one or more seekers. The game is played by one chosen player (designated as ...

  7. Tanning (leather) - Wikipedia

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    Tanning (leather) Tanned leather. Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather. A tannery is the place where the skins are processed. Historically, vegetable based tanning used tannin, an acidic chemical compound derived from the bark of certain trees, in the production of leather.

  8. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Wikipedia

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    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde at Wikisource. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde[1] is an 1886 Gothic horror novella by British author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and a murderous ...

  9. Taqiyya - Wikipedia

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    e. In Islam, Taqiyya (Arabic: تقیة, romanized: taqiyyah, lit. 'prudence') [1][2] is a dissimulation and secrecy of religious belief and practice. [1][3][4][5] Generally, taqiyya is regarded as the action of maintaining secrecy or mystifying one's beliefs. Hiding one's beliefs in non-Muslim nations has been practiced since the early days of ...