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shaftmond

shaftmond is the alternative form 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.

Forms of shaftmond

pluralshaftmonds

Questions about shaftmond

What is shaftmond the alternative form of?
Shaftmond is the alternative form of shaftment.

Words near shaftmond in the dictionary

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

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