Furlong
Pronunciation : Fur"long
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow, and Long, a.]
Definition : Defn: A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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