arshin
or ar·shine
[ ahr-sheen ]
/ ɑrˈʃin /
noun
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
Origin of arshin
1725–35; < Russian
arshín < Tatar
aršïn or a cognate Turkic word ≪ Persian
Words nearby arshin
arsenolite,
arsenopyrite,
arsenous,
arsenous acid,
arsey,
arshin,
arsine,
arsino,
arsino group,
arsis,
arsm
Example sentences from the Web for arshin
It stands the Government in about a rouble the arshin, and sells for two roubles.
While a machine is like an arshin (yardstick), it contains exactly so much as the work required.
Foma Gordyeff |Maxim GorkyThe little man was really one arshin high, and his beard was seven arshins long.
Old Peter's Russian Tales |Arthur Ransome