shaftmound

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A form of shaftment — An obsolete unit of length defined as 6 inches, which equals 2 palms or ²⁄₃ span; today 6 inches equals exactly 15.24 cm. (Before the 12th century, a shaftment was defined as 6+¹⁄₂ inches.)

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Meanings

nounshaftmound (plural shaftmounds)

plural shaftmounds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shaftment.
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APA

shaftmound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaftmound

MLA

“shaftmound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaftmound. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaftmound,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaftmound.

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