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A long time ago, the king's foot was used to measure a foot, so it was very inaccurate.

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they use their: feet/foot thumbs fingers forearm arm elbow

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Ancient people used their different body parts, such as arm and foot, to measure length.

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king Henry the viii penis is often used for one foot, as it was often referred to as his extra leg, and a yard is how many women the king could impregnate in 24 hours squared

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the bones they use are the leg the thigh and the spine.

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foot or arm (cubit = length from elbow to finger tips).

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they use their hand, feet and fingers

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