Associations to the word «Furlong»

Wiktionary

FURLONG, noun. (archaic) A unit of length equal to 220 yards or exactly 201.168 meters, now only used in measuring distances in horse racing.

Dictionary definition

FURLONG, noun. A unit of length equal to 220 yards.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats