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What does " to kill at forty rods" mean?
It's about cheap & strong whiskey that is called forty-rod in some dialects.
It is so called from its alleged ability to kill at forty rods
What does "at forty rods" mean?
Thanks in advance!
22 июля 2020 г., 13:17
Ответы · 3
A rod is a unit of measurement. It's about 5 meters.
So 40 rods is 200 meters.
In English the phrase "doing <something> at <distance>" is usually figurative. It means that you're having an effect from a long ways away. It usually means something is strong.
Obviously, whiskey can't kill someone 200 meters away. But you can imagine a whiskey that strong.
22 июля 2020 г.
In addition to what Marlon wrote:
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_(unit)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_(unit)
22 июля 2020 г.
From forty + rod, a measure of distance, suggesting whiskey so strong it can affect one from 200 meters away.
22 июля 2020 г.
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белорусский, японский, польский
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