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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: furlong n : a unit of length equal to 220 yards From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Furlong, PA Zip code(s): 18925 From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Furlong 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).
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