Which the Definition/Meaning of shaftment in categoryENGLISH - STATISTICS
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Which the Definition/Meaning of shaftment in categoryENGLISH - ALTERNATIVE FORMS
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English - Alternative Forms
* shaftmond, shaftman, shaftmound, shaftmont, shaftmon, shafman, shafmet, shafnet
- shaftmond, shaftman, shaftmound, shaftmont, shaftmon, shafman, shafmet, shafnet
Which the Definition/Meaning of shaftment in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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From Middle English _schaftmonde_, from Old English _sceaftmund_ (“a palm, a palm's length”), equivalent to _shaft_ + _mound_ (“hand”).
From Middle English schaftmonde, from Old English sceaftmund (“a palm, a palm's length”), equivalent to shaft + mound (“hand”).
Which the Definition/Meaning of shaftment in categoryENGLISH - NOUN
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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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