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(Is a "twain" really a unit of meausure?)
 
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Is a "twain" a unit of measure? My understanding is that the word simply means two, and so twain means two fathoms, which is not the same as saying that two fathoms are a twain in the same snse that three feet are a yard. [[User:Greg Woodhouse|Greg Woodhouse]] 16:29, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
Is a "twain" a unit of measure? My understanding is that the word simply means two, and so twain means two fathoms, which is not the same as saying that two fathoms are a twain in the same snse that three feet are a yard. [[User:Greg Woodhouse|Greg Woodhouse]] 16:29, 2 April 2007 (CDT)
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Is a "twain" a unit of measure? My understanding is that the word simply means two, and so twain means two fathoms, which is not the same as saying that two fathoms are a twain in the same snse that three feet are a yard. Greg Woodhouse 16:29, 2 April 2007 (CDT)


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