"Smoot" can refer to a couple of different things, depending on the context: 1. **Smoot (unit of measurement)**: A "smoot" is a humorous unit of measurement created in 1958. It is named after Oliver R. Smoot, an MIT student who was used to measure the length of the Harvard Bridge over the Charles River. The length of the bridge was found to be approximately 364.4 smoots, plus one ear.
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