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Meanings of furlong in English
Synonyms
Examples for "fur"
Examples for "fur"
1
The most profitable fur in the country is that of the marten.
2
Later on, the fur trappers started saying pretty much the same thing.
3
Pushing weed looks good on paper, like fur fanning or raising frogs.
4
She had looked absolutely gorgeous in the new dress and fur jacket.
5
She saw Jove and the dog saw her; fur and hair bristled.
Usage of furlong in English
1
There's a furlong between Red Rum and his third Grand National triumph.
2
This left the track saturated for the remainder of the 10-furlong gallop.
3
There is a 10 furlong race at Leopardstown I think around then.
4
One of them came along with me for a furlong or two.
5
We have walked a mile, and yet it seems but a furlong.
6
To all appearances we were not a furlong from our estimated position.
7
I hit the front inside the furlong but I could have waited.
8
Peter's house was but a furlong and a half from the forest.
9
At the furlong marker, Silver Charm had the race in the bag.
10
The prairie-men could tell to a furlong, both the gait and the distance.
11
They should go a proper pace here and the extra furlong will help.
12
Ycaza, who rode her, said that she stumbled slightly during the first furlong.
13
The chase towards the final furlong and the flight over the last hurdle.
14
He seized his oars and rowed down the river another furlong.
15
Berry may bridge the gap slightly courtesy of Alaiyma in tonight's seven-furlong Nursery.
16
And there's Cloudscape in the 10-furlong handicap, who has been working very satisfactorily.
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Furlong through the time
Furlong across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Rare