- Long Hundred
Long hundred may refer to:
*Lång Hundred , a district in Sweden
*Great hundred , usually the number 120
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long hundred — noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve • Syn: ↑great hundred, ↑120 • Hypernyms: ↑large integer * * * noun : a unit of quantity for countable objects (as fish) equal to 120 objects or to some other number larger than 100 *… … Useful english dictionary
long hundred — noun One hundred and twenty (120), 12 x 10. Syn: great hundred, short gross, small gross, twelfty … Wiktionary
long hundred — 120 herrings, used in counting the catch … Dictionary of ichthyology
hundred — (n.) O.E. hundred the number of 100, a counting of 100, from W.Gmc. *hundrath (Cf. O.N. hundrað, Ger. hundert), first element is P.Gmc. *hunda hundred (Cf. Goth. hund, O.H.G. hunt), from PIE *kmtom hundred (Cf. Skt. satam, Avestan satem … Etymology dictionary
Hundred (word) — Today in English a hundred is always taken to be equal to 100. However, before the 18th century, it could mean other values, depending on the objects being counted. Sometimes the value of 100 was referred to as a small hundred the larger value… … Wikipedia
hundred — a measure of quantity; for fish the exact number in a hundred varied with the species. A hundred herring was 128 fish and a hundred mackerel was 132 fish. A long hundred was 120 fish. See also warp and tally … Dictionary of ichthyology
hundred — Synonyms and related words: C, Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, bicentenary, bicentennial, bishopric, borough, canton, cental, centare, centenarian, centenary, centennial, centennium, centigram, centimeter, centipede … Moby Thesaurus
Long ton — A unit that equals 20 long hundred weight or 2,240 pounds. Used mainly in England. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
Hundred Years' War — Clockwise, from top left: John of Bohemia at the Battle of Crécy, Plantagenet and Franco Castilian fleets at the Battle of La Rochelle … Wikipedia
Long-distance trail — Long distance trails (or long distance tracks, paths, footpaths or greenways) are the longer recreational right of way routes mainly through rural areas, used for non motorised recreational travelling (walking, backpacking, cycling or horse… … Wikipedia
