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cubit
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[ˈkjuːbɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm
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Middle English: from Latin cubitum ‘elbow, forearm, cubit’
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