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Webster 1913 Edition


Verst

Verst

,
Noun.
[Russ.
versta
: cf. F.
verste
.]
A Russian measure of length containing 3,500 English feet.
[Written also
werst
.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Verst

VERST

,
Noun.
A Russian measure of length, containing 1166 2/3 yards, or 3500 feet; about three quarters of an English mile.