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ar⋅chine

[ahr-sheen]
–noun
arshin.
ar·chine also ar·shin   (är-shēn')   
n.  A unit of length formerly used in Russia and Turkey, equal to about 71 centimeters (28 inches).

[Russian arshin, from Tatar arshyn, an ell; akin to Turkish arşin, from Middle Persian ārešn, cubit, from Old Persian arašn-, ell; see el- in Indo-European roots.]
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