furlong

See also: Furlong

English

Etymology

From Old English furh (furrow) + lang (long); the typical length of a furrow in an average field.

Noun

furlong (plural furlongs)

  1. (usually historical) A unit of length equal to 220 yards, ⅛ mile, or 201.168 meters, now only used in measuring distances in horse racing.
    • 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I Scene 1
      Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground—— long heath, brown furze, anything.

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