e/Ell (Scots)

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has glosseng: A Scottish ell was a measurement of length. It was standardised in 1661. It was generally assumed to be the length of an average person's arm, and came from the Latin ulnia, rather than "elbow" (or Scots "elbuck").
lexicalizationeng: Ell
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