n. 1 bar, branch, etc. used by a bird to rest on. 2 high place for a person or thing to rest on. 3 hist. measure of length, esp. for land, of 51/2 yards. v. (usu. foll. by on) settle or rest on or as on a perch etc. [Latin pertica pole]
n. 1 bar, branch, etc. used by a bird to rest on. 2 high place for a person or thing to rest on. 3 hist. measure of length, esp. for land, of 51/2 yards. v. (usu. foll. by on) settle or rest on or as on a perch etc. [Latin pertica pole]