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fistmele

fist·mele

UK/ˈfɪstˌmiːl/ uncommon

noun

1.

about seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct distance of the string from the bow)

Origin

From fist + mele, variant of meal (“measure”), from Old English mæl.

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