Assertion: perch | /r/HasProperty | a pole or ¼ chain
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text: a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated (dated) a linear measure of 5½ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¼ chain; the related square measure a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet (textiles) a frame used to examine cloth Derived terms * knock someone off his perch Verb (es)
text: a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated (dated) a linear measure of 5½ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¼ chain; the related square measure a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet (textiles) a frame used to examine cloth Derived terms * knock someone off his perch Verb (es)