Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

‖

(är′shēn)

Noun.

[Russ.

arshin

, of Turkish-Tartar origin; Turk.

arshin

arshūn

, ell, yard.]

A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.

Noun.

a russian measure of two feet, four inches and 242 decimals. This seems to be the Chinese arschin, of which four make three yards English.