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Webster 1913 Edition
Cubit
Cu′bit
(kū′bĭt)
, Noun.
1.
(Anat.)
The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist.
[Obs.]
2.
A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger.
☞ The cubit varies in length in different countries, the Roman cubit being 17.47 inches, the Greek 18.20, the Hebrew somewhat longer, and the English 18 inches.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cubit
CUBIT
,Noun.
1.
In anatomy, the fore arm; the ulna, and bone of the arm from the elbow to the wrist.2.
In mensuration, the length of a mans arm from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger. The cubit among the ancients was of a different length among different nations. Dr. Arbuthnot states the Roman cubit at seventeen inches and four tenths; the cubit of the scriptures at a little less than 22 inches; and the English cubit at 18 inches.