| 词条 | Rood (unit) |
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A rood ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|uː|d}}) is a historic English and international inch-pound measure of area, as well as an archaic English measure of length. EtymologyRood is an archaic word for "pole", from Old English rōd "pole", specifically "cross", from Proto-Germanic *rodo, cognate to Old Saxon rōda, Old High German ruoda "rod";[1] the relation of rood to rod, from Old English rodd "pole", is unclear; the latter was perhaps influenced by Old Norse rudda "club". Measurement of area{{Comparison area units.svg}}Rood is an English unit of area, equal to one quarter of an acre[2] or {{convert|10890|sqft}}. A rectangle that is one furlong (i.e. 10 chains, or 40 rods) in length and one rod in width is one rood in area, as is any space comprising 40 perches (a perch being one square rod). The rood was an important measure in surveying on account of its easy conversion to acres. When referring to areas, rod is often found in old documents and has exactly the same meaning as rood.[3] Linear measure{{Main|Rod (length)}}A rood is also an obsolete British unit of linear measure between {{convert|16+1⁄2|and(-)|24|ft}}. It is related to the German Rute and the Danish rode.[4][5] The original OED of 1914 said this sense was "now only in local use, and varying from 6 to 8 yards" (or 18 to 24 ft, "Rood", II.7). See also
References1. ^OED, "Rood" 2. ^{{cite book |last=Kinne |first=William |title=A short system of practical arithmetic: compiled from the best authorities [etc.] |publisher=Glazier, Masters & Co. |year=1829 |url={{Google books |pTwPg95A52EC |plainurl=yes}} |page=29}} 3. ^A catalogue of old documents with many areas quoted in acres, rods, and perches, including this one, as recent as 1907. 4. ^{{cite book|last=Klein|first=Herbert Arthur |title=The Science of Measurement: A Historical Survey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CrmuSiCFyikC|year=2012|publisher=Courier Corporation|isbn=978-0-486-14497-9|page=66}} 5. ^{{cite book|last=Klein|first=H. Arthur |title=The world of measurements: masterpieces, mysteries and muddles of metrology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SkFAAAAMAAJ|year=1974|publisher=Simon & Schuster}} 4 : Imperial units|Units of length|Units of area|Obsolete units of measurement |
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