"bandle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbændl̩/ Forms: bandles [plural]
Rhymes: -ændəl Etymology: From Irish banlámh (“cubit”), from Middle Irish bannlám, from bann (“a measure”) + lám (“hand, arm”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|banlámh||cubit}} Irish banlámh (“cubit”), {{der|en|mga|bannlám}} Middle Irish bannlám Head templates: {{en-noun}} bandle (plural bandles)
  1. (historical) An Irish measure of two feet (61 cm) in length. Tags: historical

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