rood
noun
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
roods
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pluralof rood.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Warwickshire County Council says there are four roods to one acre, and 40 perches to one rood, though it can vary by locality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2010
In another setback, he found that land boundaries back then were measured in "roods" and "perches."
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2010
There is an opening in the forest glade, of some six roods in extent.
From The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid
Square Measure.--144 square inches 1 square foot, 9 square feet 1 square yard, 30-1/4 square yards 1 square rod, 40 square rods 1 rood, 4 roods 1 acre.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
Coverham Enclosure, which contained 350 acres 2 roods 34 poles, was made about fifteen years ago, part with a dry stone wall, and part post and rails; nothing but the bank now remains.
From The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account by H. G. (Henry George) Nicholls
