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shaftments

shaftments is the plural of shaftment.

Meaning of shaftment

Noun

shaftment (plural shaftments)

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

Questions about shaftments

What is shaftments the plural of?
Shaftments is the plural of shaftment.

Words near shaftments in the dictionary

  1. shaftless
  2. shaftlike
  3. shaftman
  4. shaftmen
  5. shaftment
  6. shaftments
  7. shaftmond
  8. shaftmonds
  9. shaftmound
  10. shaftmounds
  11. Shaftoe

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