f 4 u 1 r 1 l 1 o 1 n 1 g 2
7 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a unit of length equal to 220 yards
originPIE word *dlongʰos From Middle English furlong, forlong (“unit of distance about one-eighth of a mile; quantity of land equal to one square furlong; racetrack for foot races; foot race”) [and other forms], from Old English furlang, furlung, from furh (“a furrow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig; to open; to rip up”) + lang (“long”, adjective) (ultimately from…
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