Shaftment

Alternative forms

• shaftmond, shaftman, shaftmound, shaftmont, shaftmon, shafman, shafmet, shafnet

Origin

From Middle English schaftmonde, from Old English sceaftmund ("a palm, a palm's length"), equivalent to shaft + mound("hand").

Full definition of shaftment

Noun

1. A span; a measure of about six inches.
2. A unit of length, 6 - 6½ inches or 2 palms, i.e. 15.24 cm, the width of the fist and outstretched thumb of a standard archer.The shaftment is the width of the palm and the outstretched thumb.