MILE
NOUNS
► HALF A QUARTER as a unit of measure: an eighth of a mile → 1902 Amer. dial.
► QUARTER a fourth of a mile → 1784 Amer. dial.
► SCOTCH MILE 1984 yards → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
► SCOTS MILE 1984 yards → 1790 Sc.
► YARDSTICK a road mile marker → 1976 US sl.
Lexicophilia 