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Thread #149754 Message #3485743
Posted By: GUEST,kendall
03-Mar-13 - 06:17 AM
Thread Name: BS: Why is the British pound called a quid?
Subject: RE: BS: Why is the British pound called a quid?
Guest, the nautical mile is 6076 feet. Distances on the ocean are different from those on land.
The word ROOD; that was an old name for CROSS as I recall.