Forty rods

  • 1forty-rod — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from its alleged ability to kill at forty rods dialect : whiskey especially when cheap and strong …

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  • 2Counting rods — Yang Hui (Pascal s) triangle, as depicted by Zhu Shijie in 1303, using rod numerals. Numeral systems by culture Hindu Arabic numerals Western Arabic (Hindu numerals) …

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  • 3Rod (length) — unit of length name= rod m= 5.0292 accuracy=5The rod is a unit of length equal to 5.5 yards, 11 cubits, 5.0292 meters, 16.5 feet, or Fraction|1|320 of a statute mile. A rod is the same length as a perch and a pole. The lengths of the perch (one… …

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  • 4Metrication in the United States — U.S. shampoo label, with round metric quantity taking secondary status next to non integer U.S …

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  • 5Furlong — 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. [1913… …

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  • 8furlong — n. Forty rods, poles, or perches; eighth of a mile …

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  • 9Chinese numerals — Numeral systems by culture Hindu Arabic numerals Western Arabic (Hindu numerals) Eastern Arabic Indian family Tamil Burmese Khmer Lao Mongolian Thai East Asian numerals Chinese Japanese Suzhou Korean …

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