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handbreadth
[ hand-bredth, -bretth ]
noun
- a unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 inches (6.4 to 10 centimeters).
handbreadth
/ -ˌbrɛdθ; ˈhændˌbrɛtθ /
noun
- the width of a hand used as an indication of length
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Word History and Origins
Origin of handbreadth1
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Example Sentences
And the borders of them were of one handbreadth, turned inwards round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
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But the great arrow had pierced right through her shoulder, and stood out a handbreadth upon the other side.
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Then, a handbreadth above the angle, he made a round hole with the sipke of the tomahawk, and called for a revolver.
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Some who carried war-clubs rushed forward and struck the post within a handbreadth of his head.
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Behold, my days are as a handbreadth before Thee, and my life as nothing in Thy sight.
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