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Rood (unit)
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A rood (/ˈruːd/; abbreviation: ro[citation needed]) is a historic English and international inch-pound measure of area, as well as an archaic English measure of length.
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A rood (/ˈruːd/; abbreviation: ro[citation needed]) is a historic English and international inch-pound measure of area, as well as an archaic English measure of length.