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[10] fall (faw) 6 ells, or 222 inches (5.648 m). Identical to the Scots rod and raip ("rope"). [11] Scots mile 320 falls or 5920 feet or 1973.33 yards (1807 metres), compare with the English mile of 5280 English feet or 1760 yards (approximately 1609 metres), but varied from place to place. Obsolete by the 19th century. [12]