furlong

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fur=long

CIDE DICTIONARY

furlong, 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 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

furlong, n. an eighth of a mile, 220 yards.

Etymology

OE furlang f. furh FURROW + lang LONG(1): orig. = length of a furrow in a common field

ROGET THESAURUS

furlong

Length

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