loket — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
loket is used for these senses in English:
- cubit The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- ell (historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.
elbow — full definition
- noun The joint connecting the upper arm to the forearm.
- noun A sharp bend or angled section, such as in a pipe, road, or piece of furniture.
- verb To push or shove using the elbow, often to force a way through a crowd.
ell — full definition
- noun An old unit of length, roughly the distance from elbow to fingertip, historically around 45 inches in England.
- noun A wing of a building set at a right angle to the main structure, so it forms an L-shape.