fingerbreadth

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English

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Etymology

From finger +‎ breadth. Compare Middle English fynger brede, fyngerbrede, fyngyrbrede.

Noun

fingerbreadth (plural fingerbreadths)

  1. A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.