| Inch (inch) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Inch |
| [Gael. inis.] |
An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the
coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith,
etc.
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A measure of length, the twelfth part of a
foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths,
etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve
parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called
barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from
three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also
sometimes called a prime (***prime]), composed of twelve seconds
(***prime]***prime]), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic.
A small distance or degree, whether of
time or space; hence, a critical moment.
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| Inch (inch) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Inch |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Inched (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Inching.]
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To drive by inches, or small
degrees.
To deal out by inches] to give
sparingly.
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To advance or retire
by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
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Measuring an inch in any
dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in
composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch
plank.
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