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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FUR'LONG, n.
A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods, poles or perches.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a unit of length equal to 220 yards

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English furlang, from furh furrow + lang long Date: 14th century a unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. an eighth of a mile, 220 yards. Etymology: OE furlang f. furh FURROW + lang LONG(1): orig. = length of a furrow in a common field

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Furlong Fur"long, n. [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang, furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang long. See Furrow, and Long, a.] A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(furlongs) A furlong is a unit of length that is equal to 220 yards or 201.2 metres. N-COUNT: usu num N

Easton's Bible Dictionary

a stadium, a Greek measure of distance equal to 606 feet and 9 inches (Luke 24:13; John 6:19; 11:18; Rev. 14:20; 21:16).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

fur'-long (stadion, "stadium"; Lu 24:13; Joh 6:19; 11:18; Re 14:20; 21:16): A Greek measure of length, being 600 Greek ft., or 100 orguiai equal to 606 3/4 English ft., and thus somewhat less than a furlong, which is 660 ft.

See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Forty rods, poles, or perches; eighth of a mile.