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A measure of length in India, varying in different parts from 21/2 miles or more down to about 11/4.
A lineal measure formerly used in India: its length varied, at different places and times, from 36 to 14 inches.
A measure of length (see quot. 1874).
A unit of distance estimated as equal to about eight miles (13 km) or perhaps less.