Cubit vs Inches - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between cubit and inches

is that cubit is a unit of linear measure, no longer in use, originally equal to the length of the forearm while inches is plural of lang=en.

third-person singular of inch.

(wikipedia cubit)

(en noun)

A unit of linear measure, no longer in use, originally equal to the length of the forearm.

(anatomy) The ulna.

* ell - a unit of 45 inches.

(head)

(head)

(inch)

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