PERCH (2)

perch (2). Perch, v. to light down or fit as a bird, to roost

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Perch (?), n. [[F. perche, L. pertica.]] 1. 1. A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat.
As chauntecleer among his wives all Sat on his perche, that was in his hall. Chaucer. Not making his high place the lawless perch Of winged ambitions. Tennyson. 2. 2. (a) A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole. (b) In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th part of an acre. (c) In solid measure: A mass 16½ feet long, 1 foot in height, and 1½ feet in breadth, or 24¾ cubic feet (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); — used in measuring stonework.
3. 3. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach.