Footbreadth
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
"Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a footbreadth; because I have given Mount Seir unto Esau for a possession."
Example
More examples"Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a footbreadth; because I have given Mount Seir unto Esau for a possession."
Etymology
From foot + breadth. Compare Middle English fote-brede.
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