cubit
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 centimeters).
Origin of cubit
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How to use cubit in a sentence
And before the chambers was a walk ten cubits broad, looking to the inner parts of a way of one cubit.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousI saw likewise other fish about a cubit in length, that had heads like owls.
The Arabian Nights | UnknownMan cannot by thinking add a cubit to his stature, nor an inch to the circumference of his skull.
Education: How Old The New | James J. WalshLong before noon a lofty tower seemed to grow, cubit by cubit, out of the horizon.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-MelvilleThe lion is chained--the dragon cannot add one cubit to his stature--a point to his tongue--or a drop to his venom.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus Cox
British Dictionary definitions for cubit
/ (ˈkjuːbɪt) /
an ancient measure of length based on the length of the forearm
Origin of cubit
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