conacreism
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conacreism (uncountable)
- An agricultural system used in Ireland, in which land is let for a season in small patches or strips, usually for tillage
- 1968, London Phalanx - Issues 1-57, page 652:
- And conacreism as certainly leads to such doings, as poverty leads to temptation.