Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The German fathom, a measure containing 6 local feet.
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Examples
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A klafter consists of logs, each about three feet long, and apparently the split quarters of young trees of a uniform size.
A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France William Duthie
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At that time one malter [1] of wheat was 10s., and one klafter [2] of wood 18s., and land was falling in price.
Familiar Letters on Chemistry Justus Freiherr von Liebig 1838
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A malter of wheat costs 18s.; a klafter of wood, 30s. to 36s.
Familiar Letters on Chemistry Justus Freiherr von Liebig 1838
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His attorney was the noted Bussy, and the court decreed the estates of Trenck should pay at the rate of one form thirty kreutzers per klafter, or forty-five thousand florins, with all costs, and an order was given to the administrators to pay the money.
The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1 Friedrich Trenck 1760
hernesheir commented on the word klafter
A unit of measurement.
November 29, 2010