Question

difference between yard and cubit​

Answer 1

A cubit means the length from the elbow to the finger tips. 'Yard' of cloth was measured by the distance between end of the outstretched arm and the chin. ...

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Answer 2

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Explanation:

A cubit means the length from the elbow to the finger tips. 'Yard' of cloth was measured by the distance between end of the outstretched arm and the chin.

YARD

The length of a foot, the width of a finger, and the distance of a step were all accepted measurements. ... Yard: A yard was originally the length of a man's belt or girdle, as it was called. In the 12th century, King Henry I of England fixed the yard as the distance from his nose to the thumb of his out-stretched arm.

CUBIT

Cubit, unit of linear measure used by many ancient and medieval peoples. It may have originated in Egypt about 3000 BC; it thereafter became ubiquitous in the ancient world. 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).