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Length/Distance | Convert from league [ancient Celtic] to twain |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (league [ancient Celtic]) League is a unit of distance long common in Europe and Latin America, although no longer an official unit in any nation. Unit Definition (twain) The twain is an old word for the number two, derived from the Anglo-Saxon twegen. The American author Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), who had been a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi in his youth, took his literary name from a traditional riverboat phrase "mark twain", meaning "exactly two" fathoms of water. This was the minimum depth needed for the boats to operate safely without running aground.
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