Definition of span

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Span (v. t.) The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.

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Cid :: Cid (n.) Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century..
Spanish :: Spanish (a.) Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
Bearing :: Bearing (n.) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports..
Lurcher :: Lurcher (n.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by poachers..
Peseta :: Peseta (n.) A Spanish silver coin, and money of account, equal to about nineteen cents, and divided into 100 centesimos..
Icy-pearled :: Icy-pearled (a.) Spangled with ice.
Bespangle :: Bespangle (v. t.) To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something brilliant or glittering.
Spanker :: Spanker (n.) Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as a stout or tall person..
Bejewel :: Bejewel (v. t.) To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle.
Spanner :: Spanner (n.) A contrivance in some of the ealier steam engines for moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting off of the steam.
Spanking :: Spanking (a.) Large; considerable.
Blenheim Spaniel :: Blenheim spaniel () A small variety of spaniel, kept as a pet..
Alcayde :: Alcayde (n.) A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors..
Girder :: Girder (n.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double..
Springer :: Springer (n.) A variety of the field spaniel. See Spaniel.
Fandango :: Fandango (n.) A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is danced..
Castanets :: Castanets (n. pl.) Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the middle finger; -- used by the Spaniards and Moors as an accompaniment to their dance and guitars..
Saddle :: Saddle (n.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans and covers the joint between two floors..
Tympanum :: Tympanum (n.) The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch..
Machete :: Machete (n.) A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes..
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