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Definition of: rood
(r
d) noun
1. A cross or crucifix; specifically, a crucifix or a representation of the Crucifixion over the altar screen of a church.
2. A square land measure, square rood, equivalent to one fourth of a statute acre, or 40 square rods.
3. A linear measure varying locally between six and eight yards. ♦ Homophone: rude. [OE rōd rod, measure of land, cross. Related to ROD.]
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