a measure. N.
·vt Range of sight. II. Kenning ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Ken>>. III. Kenning ·vt The limit of vision a...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A mode of increasing wages formerly, according to whaling law, by seeing how a man performed his dut...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A hand spy-glass or telescope. ...