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A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
(RQ:King James Version)
(RQ:Shakespeare Tempest)
A measure of distance to shore: the nearest point to shore at which the water depth is the value quoted.
(usex)
(quote-book)
An unspecified depth.
(RQ:Shakespeare Othello Q1)
The act of stretching out one's arms away from the sides of the torso so that they make a straight line perpendicular to the body.
Someone or something that is embraced.
(RQ:Dekker Satiromastix) Kneele at thy feete, obay in euerie thing, / So euerie Father is a priuate King.
(RQ:Middleton Michaelmas Terme)
(RQ:Beaumont Fletcher Comedies and Tragedies)
To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to 4|sound.
To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or length of something.
''Often followed by'' out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to to the bottom of.
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(quote-journal) (London)|date=10 April 2018|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/10/manchester-city-liverpool-champions-league-match-report
To embrace (someone or something).
To measure a depth; to sound.
To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate.