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1. A unit of measure equal to ten inches.

2. of the three positions of the wrist pulse, the one closest to the elbow. See wrist pulse.

Etymology

Chinese: 尺 chǐ, the distance from the elbow to the wrist; English: cubit from Latin cubitum, the elbow; a unit of measure equal to the distance from the elbow to the tip of the fingers.

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