Definitions
advance slowly, as if by inches
Word origin
From Middle English ynche, enche, from Old English ynċe, borrowed from Latin uncia (“Roman inch, various similar units”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“one”). Cognate with Middle Dutch enke (“thumb, thumb's width, inch”). Doublet of ounce, uncia, onça, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.
Used in a sentence
“The sledges of the Esquimaux are of large size, varying from six and a half to nine and even eleven feet in length, and from eighteen inches to two feet in breadth.”
“The term "precision measurement" […] refers to the art of reproducing and controlling dimensions expressed in thousandths of an inch or smaller.”
“Youth worker Rob, 25, is 5’ 3” tall but measures 6’ 6” around his girth – just an inch less than the height of England’s beanpole striker Peter Crouch.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Ruler mark after zero”4 letters
02“Short ruler unit”4 letters
03“Small imperial length unit”4 letters
04“Small unit of length”4 letters
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