surveyor's chain

American  

noun

1. chain8a

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surveyor's chain British  

noun

1. a measuring chain 22 yards in length; Gunter's chain See chain

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surveyor's chain

Genevieve had packed an ample lunch in a gamebag, along with her husband’s linked steel-wire surveyor’s chain.

From Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation by Brehm, George

It is certain that his outfit was of the simplest description, and there is a tradition that at first, instead of a surveyor's chain he used a long, straight, wild-grape vine.

From The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Ketcham, Henry

I can understand your rods and links," said the old man; "for I know your surveyor's chain is four rods long, and has a hundred links.

From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)

A loft contained a number of instruments for boring, a surveyor's chain, ropes, and other matters.

From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John

Disguising himself, he started with two men to carry a surveyor's chain, and one to carry a flag.

From Old John Brown, the man whose soul is marching on by Hawkins, Walter