roods
- plural of rood.
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
"I shall go to him to-morrow, and ask him to let me have twenty roods more of potato land next spring; mine will not last through the winter."
From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz
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 Nicholls, H. G. (Henry George)
William the son of William of Alesbury holds three roods of land of the Lord the King in Alesbury in Com.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson
