| 单词 | marsh rod |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarsh rod marsh rod n. now historical a measure of length used in embanking work (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > rod, pole, or perch > in embankment work float1707 floor1707 marsh rod1788 1788 Trans. Soc. Arts 6 65 The marsh rod contains twenty-one feet. 1852 J. Wiggins Pract. Embanking Lands 111 At 5s. per marsh rod of 18 feet forward. 1936 M. T. Derville Level & Liberty Romney Marsh 10 The measurement was made by the special marsh rod of twenty feet, which was used until the standard rod or perch of sixteen and a half feet was adopted in 1461. < as lemmas |
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