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furlongUnit of measurement, originating in Anglo-Saxon England, equivalent to 220 yd (201.168 m). A furlong consists of 40 rods, poles, or perches; 8 furlongs equal one statute mile. Its literal meaning is ‘furrow-long’, and refers to the length of a furrow in the common field characteristic of medieval farming. furlong
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Ere Mor the Peacock flutters, ere the Monkey People cry, Ere Chil the Kite swoops down a furlong sheer, Through the Jungle very softly flits a shadow and a sigh-- He is Fear, O Little Hunter, he is Fear! "But oh, my dear lord," she cried with a trembling lip, "let me bide with you for one furlong further--or one and a half perhaps. We looked down the whole vista, and saw it closed by iron gates, and it could not have been more than a furlong in length. |
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