rood
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rood /ruːd/
▶noun
- 1 a crucifix, especially one positioned above the rood screen of a church or on a beam over the entrance to the chancel.
- 2 chiefly Brit. a former measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare).
– origin OE rōd.
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