fistmele
/ˈfɪstmiːl/
noun
- A unit of length equal to the width of a fist with the thumb extended, about 6 to 7 inches; used historically in archery to measure the distance between the bowstring and the bow.
- In medieval times, a fistmele was a common measurement for bowstrings.
- He measured the gap with his hand, finding it roughly a fistmele wide.
- The archer adjusted the brace height to exactly one fistmele.
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