Old English f?thm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vadem, vaamand German Fadensix feet. The original sense was something which embraces, (plural) the outstretched arms; hence, a unit of measurement based on the span of the outstretched arms, later standardized to six feet
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noun
1.a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
2.(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
vern
1.come to understand
2.measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line