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ROOD, n. a different orthography of rod, which see.

1. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods. See Acre.
2. A pole a measure of five yards a rod or perch. Not used in America, and probably local in England.

ROOD, n. The cross or an image of Christ, of the virgin Mary and a saint or St. John, on each side of it.

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Entry for 'Rood'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​r/rood.html.
 
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