thumbsbreadth

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noun

The width of a thumb, as a unit of measure.

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Meanings

nounthumbsbreadth (plural thumbsbreadths)

plural thumbsbreadths

  1. The width of a thumb, as a unit of measure.

Origin

From thumb + -s- + breadth.

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APA

thumbsbreadth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbsbreadth

MLA

“thumbsbreadth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbsbreadth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumbsbreadth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbsbreadth.

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