furlong

created by JeffMagnus
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:48:44

Fur"long (?), n. [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow, and Long, a.]

A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

 

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