cubit

[ kyoo-bit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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).

cubit

/ ˈkjuːbɪt /

Origin of cubit¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, Old English, from Latin cubitum “elbow, cubit”; perhaps akin to cubāre “to lie down”

Origin of cubit¹

C14: from Latin cubitum elbow, cubit

And before the chambers was a walk ten cubits broad, looking to the inner parts of a way of one cubit.

I saw likewise other fish about a cubit in length, that had heads like owls.

Man cannot by thinking add a cubit to his stature, nor an inch to the circumference of his skull.

Long before noon a lofty tower seemed to grow, cubit by cubit, out of the horizon.

The lion is chained--the dragon cannot add one cubit to his stature--a point to his tongue--or a drop to his venom.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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