a furlong

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This length used in horse racing is equal to 220 yards, or 1/8 of a mile a furlong $1,000 J WEIGHTS & MEASURES 2022-01-17 #8556
One unit of this distance used in horse racing is exactly 660 feet a furlong $1,600 DJ WEIGHTS & MEASURES 2011-07-26 #6202
Now used in horse racing, its name is Old English for "the length of a furrow" a furlong $1,200 DJ WEIGHTS & MEASURES 2008-11-06 #5559
Jockeys know it's equal to an eighth of a mile Furlong $400 J WEIGHTS & MEASURES 1997-01-20 #2856
This measure of length is abbreviated fur. furlong $300 J WEIGHTS & MEASURES 1993-05-03 #2006
Used mostly for horse racing today, this is based on the length of an average plowed furrow a furlong $400 DJ WEIGHTS & MEASURES 1991-11-25 #1666
Horse race measurement, it was originally the length of a furrow in a plowed field furlong $400 DJ WEIGHTS & MEASURES 1987-10-19 #716
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