All 3 Uses of
fathom
in
King Lear
- Fathom and half, fathom and half!†
Scene 3.4fathom = come to understand
- Fathom and half, fathom and half!†
Scene 3.4
- Hadst thou been aught but gossamer, feathers, air, So many fathom down precipitating, Thou'dst shiver'd like an egg: but thou dost breathe; Hast heavy substance; bleed'st not; speak'st; art sound.†
Scene 4.6 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(fathom as in: can't fathom) to come to understand
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Fathom can also refer to a unit of measure for water depth (6 feet), or to the act of measuring the depth of water.