klafter

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A unit of length formerly widely used in Central Europe, derived from the span of a man's outstretched arms, typically defined as six local feet (equivalent to a fathom) or about 1.8 meters.
 * 2) * 1874, W. P. Blake, Report on the Vienna Exposition, in the United States Congressional Serial Set, page 133:
 * The building for the protection of the horses was erected on three sides of a square of 48 klafter, and was 12 klafter wide, making a structure 72 klafters long on each side, giving a covered space of 2,304 square klafter.
 * The building for the protection of the horses was erected on three sides of a square of 48 klafter, and was 12 klafter wide, making a structure 72 klafters long on each side, giving a covered space of 2,304 square klafter.

Etymology
From, from Middle High German, from.

Noun

 * 1) a measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms; fathom