[Sca-cooks] Measurement query for European members

[Stefan li Rous]

Alban asked:
>Quiz: anyone out there actually know how long one
>rod and one chain are? <grin>

rod = A unit of linear measure equal to 16 1/2 feet or 5 1/2 yards (but
               varying locally);

It is given in both my measures-art and my measures-msg files. :-)

Unfortunately, "chain" is not in either file.
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