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shaftment

noun

Etymology

From Middle English schaftmonde, from Old English sċeaftmund (“a palm, a palm's length”), equivalent to shaft + mound (“hand”).

  1. inherited from sċeaftmund
  2. inherited from schaftmonde

Definitions

  1. An obsolete unit of length defined as 6 inches, which equals 2 palms or ²⁄₃ span

    An obsolete unit of length defined as 6 inches, which equals 2 palms or ²⁄₃ span; today 6 inches equals exactly 15.24 cm. (Before the 12th century, a shaftment was defined as 6+¹⁄₂ inches.)

  2. Traditionally the width of the fist and outstretched thumb.

    • A shaftment is the width of the palm and the outstretched thumb.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA