Both Uses
fathom
in
Treasure Island
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- Another anchor was got ready and dropped in a fathom and a half of water.†
Chpt 33 *
- We left a good stock of powder and shot, the bulk of the salt goat, a few medicines, and some other necessaries, tools, clothing, a spare sail, a fathom or two of rope, and by the particular desire of the doctor, a handsome present of tobacco.†
Chpt 34
Definitions:
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(1)
(fathom as in: can't fathom) understand something -- especially when it’s difficult or complex
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(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.