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Ann225 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Of a score of fathoms

Hi,

“Nothing will take a lure pulled down the middle of the current at a depth of a score of fathoms.”

This is a line from The Witcher. What does ‘at a depth of a score of fathoms’ mean exactly? I understand the rest but this part went over my head.

Thank you.

  

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6 metres.

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A score means 20 and a fathom is a depth of 6 feet or 1.83 metres, so a score of fathoms is a depth of 120 feet or 36.6 metres.

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