(Old A.S. faethm, "bosom," or the outstretched arms), a span of six feet (Acts 27:28). Gr. orguia (from orego, "I stretch"), the distance between the extremities of both arms fully stretched out.
·noun The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of intellect; profundity; reach; penetratio...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
[Anglo-Saxon, fædm]. The space of both arms extended. A measure of 6 feet, used in the length of c...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
Slab and other offal of timber, sold at the yards, by fathom lots: cubic measurement. ...