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nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/ˈpaɫmu/pal·mo
Definition
1An ancient unit of length based on the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger of a spread hand, approximately 9 inches or 22 cm.
Usage examples
“The board is three spans wide.”
“He measured the cloth by span.”
Common combinations
handspanspan of land