cubite
Latin
Noun
cubite
- vocative singular of cubitus
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cubet, cubit, cubyte
Etymology
From Latin cubitum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiu̯bit(ə)/
Noun
cubite (plural cubites or cubite)
- A cubit (unit of length measuring one and a half feet)
- An elbow; the joint in the centre of the arm.
- (rare) The arm or its bones in general.
Descendants
- English: cubit
- Scots: cubit (obsolete)
References
- “cūbit(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.