rood
/ruːd/noun
1
- a crucifix, especially one positioned above the rood screen of a church or on a beam over the entrance to the chancel（尤指位于教堂圣坛屏上方或高坛入口上方的横梁上的）基督受难十字架, 苦像。
2
- historical, chiefly Brit. a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre (40 square perches, approximately 0.1012 hectare)〈史, 主英〉路得（面积单位, 等于1/4英亩, 即40平方杆或约 0.1012 公顷）。
词源
Old English rōd; related to Dutch roede and German Rute 'rod'.