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cubit

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cu·bit  (kybt)
n.
An ancient unit of linear measure, originally equal to the length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow, or about 17 to 22 inches (43 to 56 centimeters).
[Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum, cubit, elbow.]
cubit [ˈkjuːbɪt]
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) an ancient measure of length based on the length of the forearm
[from Latin cubitum elbow, cubit]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cubit - an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
Translations
cubit [ˈkjuːbət] N → codo m
cubit
n → Elle f


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Other fishes there were only a cubit long which had heads like owls.
The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context
What was it to me whether I were a modest plant, of half a cubit in stature, or the proudest oak of the forest--man or vegetable?
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
To conclude: no man can by care taking (as the Scripture saith) add a cubit to his stature, in this little model of a man's body; but in the great frame of kingdoms and commonwealths, it is in the power of princes or estates, to add amplitude and greatness to their kingdoms; for by introducing such ordinances, constitutions, and customs, as we have now touched, they may sow greatness to their posterity and succession.
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