Question

6. Define the following.
a cubit B Yard​

Answer 1

Explanation:

a)The cubit, generally taken as equal to 18 inches (457 mm), was based on the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and was considered the equivalent of 6 palms or 2 spans. In some ancient cultures it was as long as 21 inches (531 mm).

b)The yard is an English unit of length, in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement, that comprises 3 feet or 36 inches. Since 1959 it is by international agreement standardized as exactly 0.9144 meters. 1,760 yards is equal to 1 mile. The US survey yard is very slightly longer.Unit of: Length

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Answer 2

Explanation:

a. Cubit, unit of linear measure used by many ancient and medieval peoples. ... The cubit, generally taken as equal to 18 inches (457 mm), was based on the length of the arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and was considered the equivalent of 6 palms or 2 spans.

b. a : a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court. b : the grounds of a building or group of buildings. 2 : the grounds immediately surrounding a house that are usually covered with grass.