Hand (unit)
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hand-unit-170-1552985
title:
Hand (unit)
text:
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 in (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in many English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was originally based on the breadth of a human hand. The adoption of the international inch in 1959 allowed for a standardized imperial form and a metric conversion. It may be abbreviated to "h" or "hh". Although measurements between whole hands are usu
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Unit of length
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_(unit)
date created:
2003-05-04T08:13:41Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T20:24:37Z
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