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PERCH (through Fr. perche from Lat. pertica, a pole or rod used for measurement)

This article appears in Volume V21, Page 134 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: PAS-PER
PERCH (through Fr. perche from Lat. pertica, a pole or rod used for measurement) , a bar or rod used for various purposes, as e.g. for a navigation mark in shallow waters, for a support on which a
bird
  may rest, or for a
pole
  which joins the back with the fore
part
  of a
wagon
  or other four-wheeled vehicle. As a
term
  of linear measurement, "
perch
 ," also " rod " or " pole," =162 ft., 51 yds.; of superficial area, =30t sq. yds.; 16o perches =1 acre. As a stonemason's measure, a "
perch
  "=1 linear perch in length by r i ft. in breadth and i ft. in thickness.


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