See Also: glisk(dictionary)
Cord(medicine)
cord(2)(dictionary)
cord(1)(dictionary)
cord(dictionary)
Cord(health)
psalterial cord(medicine)
CORD, measures(law)
umbilical cord(medicine)
omphalomesenteric cord(medicine)

CORD, measures (law) and glisk (iou)


CORD, measures (law)


CORD, measures. A cord of wood must, when the wood is piled close, measure eight feet by four, and the wood must be four feet long. There are various eight feet by four, and the wood must be four feet long. There are various local regulations in our principal cities as to the manner in which wood local regulations in our principal cities as to the manner in which wood shall be measured and sold. shall be measured and sold.

glisk (iou)



glisk noun & verb. L17.
[Origin uncertain: perh. rel. to GLITTER.]
A. noun. A glimpse; a glance; a gleam. Scot. L17.
b. verb intrans.
Glance over. obsolete exc. dial. E18.
Glitter, shine. dial. M19.