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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Perch
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(through Fr. perche from Lat. pertica, a pole or rod used for measurement), a bar or rod used for various purposes, as .e.g. for a navigation mark in shallow waters, for a support on which a bird may rest, or for a pole which joins the back with the fore part of a wagon or other four-wheeled vehicle. As a term of linear measurement, "perch," also "rod" or "pole," =162 ft., 52 yds.; of superficial area, =304 sq. yds.; 160 perches acre. As a stonemason's measure, a "perch" =1 linear perch in length by 12 ft. in breadth and 1 ft. in thickness.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Perch'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/perch.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Perch'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/p/perch.html. 1910.
