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INCH (O. Eng. ynce from Lat. uncia, a twelfthpart; cf. " ounce," and see As)

INCH (O. Eng. ynce from See also:
LAT
Lat. uncia, a twelfthpart; cf. " See also:
OUNCE
ounce," and see As) , the twelfth See also:

PART

part of a linear See also:

FOOT

foot . As a measure of rainfall an " See also:

INCH (O. Eng. ynce from Lat. uncia, a twelfthpart; cf. " ounce," and see As)

inch of See also:

RAIN (O.E. regn; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Regen, Swed. and Dan. regn; it has been connected with Lat. rigare, to wet, Gr. 13pixeav)

rain " is See also:

EQUIVALENT

equivalent to a fall of a See also:

GALLON

gallon of See also:

WATER

water spread over a See also:

SURFACE

surface of about 2 sq. ft., or Too tons to an See also:

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