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- 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.)
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- 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.)
- Traditionally the width of the fist and outstretched thumb.
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