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rood Definition


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rood
noun
    1. A cross or crucifix, especially a large one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to a church chancel.
    2. literary
      The Cross on which Christ was crucified.
    3. A former unit of area, equal to a quarter of an acre, or 0.10117 hectare.
    4. A former unit of area, equal to a square rod.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon rod gallows or cross.



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