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Webster 1913 Edition
Shaftment
{
Shaft′man
,Shaft′ment
, }Noun.
[AS.
sceaftmund
.] A measure of about six inches.
[Obs.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Shaftment
SH'AFTMENT
,Noun.
Definition 2024
shaftment
shaftment
English
Alternative forms
- shaftmond, shaftman, shaftmound, shaftmont, shaftmon, shafman, shafmet, shafnet
Noun
shaftment (plural shaftments)
- A span; a measure of about six inches.
- A unit of length, 6 - 6½ inches or 2 palms, i.e. 15.24 cm, the width of the fist and outstretched thumb of a standard archer.
- The shaftment is the width of the palm and the outstretched thumb.
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