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cubit
an ancient measure of length based on the length of the forearm cubit A linear unit of measurement used by the ancients; in ancient Egypt, equal to 20.62 in. (52.4 cm). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Other fishes there were only a cubit long which had heads like owls. What was it to me whether I were a modest plant, of half a cubit in stature, or the proudest oak of the forest--man or vegetable? To conclude: no man can by care taking (as the Scripture saith) add a cubit to his stature, in this little model of a man's body; but in the great frame of kingdoms and commonwealths, it is in the power of princes or estates, to add amplitude and greatness to their kingdoms; for by introducing such ordinances, constitutions, and customs, as we have now touched, they may sow greatness to their posterity and succession. |
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