Inch
Chamber's Twientieth Century Dictionary · 1908 · p. 53
insh, n. the twelfth part of a foot: proverbially, a small distance or degree: ( Shak. ) a critical moment.— v.i. to move by slow degrees.— adj. Inched , containing inches: marked with inches.— adv. Inch′meal , by inches or small degrees: gradually.— Inch by inch , By inches , by small degrees; Every inch , entirely, thoroughly. [A.S. ynce , an inch—L. uncia , the twelfth part of anything, an inch, also an ounce (twelfth of a pound).]
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