Shaftment Definition

noun

A span; a measure of about six inches.

Wiktionary

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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Other Word Forms of Shaftment

Noun

Singular:
shaftment
Plural:
shaftments

Origin of Shaftment

  • From Middle English schaftmonde, from Old English sceaftmund (“a palm, a palm's length”), equivalent to shaft +‎ mound (“hand”).

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