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Meaning of footbreadth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.

Examples

“Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a footbreadth; because I have given Mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.”
“Wherewith at a stroke he hewed The millstone through and through, And Foot-breadth of Thoralf the Strong, Were neither so broad nor so long”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Footbridge Footbridges footcare footcave footcloth footdragger

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