Definition of "cubits" [cubits]

• Plural form of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement (noun)

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• "Yesterday she told him she couldn't call to mind the difference in cubits between the length and the breadth of Solomon's temple, and would he please save her the trouble of going to the Bible to find out?"
• "Here the whole chapiter of five cubits is referred to."
• "The "height," sixty cubits, is so out of proportion with the "breadth," exceeding it ten times, that it seems best to suppose the thickness from breast to back to be intended, which is exactly the right proportion of a well-formed man [Augustine, The City of God, 15.26]."