Schene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Schene \Schene\, n. [L. schoenus, Gr. ? a rush, a reed, a land
     measure: cf. F. sch[`e]ne.] (Antiq.)
     An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from
     thirty-two to sixty stadia.
     [1913 Webster]