Klafter — meaning in English

English meaning

• brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
• cord noun A length of thin rope, string, or flexible cable.
• fathom noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.

Senses

Klafter is used for these senses in English:

• brace (obsolete) A measurement of length, originally representing a person's outstretched arms.
• cord A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
• fathom (chiefly, nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.

brace — full definition

1. noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
2. noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
3. verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.

cord — full definition

1. noun A length of thin rope, string, or flexible cable.
2. noun A unit for measuring stacked firewood, roughly 128 cubic feet.
3. verb To tie or fasten something with cord.

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