(India, obsolete) An obsolete measure, a cubit, equivalent to 18 inches or sometimes more.
(India, obsolete) An obsolete measure, a cubit, equivalent to 18 inches or sometimes more.
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(chiefly, nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.