2. Verb. (third-person singular of perch) ¹
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Definition of Perches
1. perch [v] - See also: perch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perches
Literary usage of Perches
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1911)
"Then North sixty-four degrees westerly three hundred and eighty-four perches Then
north seventy-two Degrees westerly two hundred and Thirty- four perches. ..."
2. An Authentic History of Lancaster County: In the State of Pennsylvania by Jacob Isidor Mombert (1869)
"... the course of the street East 3 Degrees, Northerly 144 perches, thence East
8 Degrees, North 108 perches, thence East, 16 Degrees, South 282 perches, ..."
3. Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society by Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa (1916)
"... the course of the Street East 3 Degrees, Northerly 144 perches, thence East
8 Degrees, North 108 perches, thence East, 16 Degrees, South 282 perches, ..."
4. Calendar of the Close Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office: Prepared by Public Record Office, Great Britain Public Record Office, Great Britain (1905)
"... also a third part of all the arable land there to wit, in the south field, a
third part of 1 acre 1 rood 18 perches of land in la Butine; ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Exchequer by Great Britain Court of Exchequer (1829)
"The lands allotted in Snitterby, under the act, amount to 1533 acres and 17
perches, and, deducting the allotments for the glebe, 33 acres, 3 roods, ..."
6. An Explanation of the Map of the City and Liberties ... of Philadelphia by John Reed (1870)
"Beginning at a corner of William Palmer's land on the bank near the falls of
Schuylkill, then ENE by Palmer's land eleven perches to a stone, then S. 65° E. ..."
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