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Meaning of shaftment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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.

Examples

“A shaftment is the width of the palm and the outstretched thumb.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Shaftoe shaftoside Shafts shaftway shaftwork shafty

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