Arshin

While a machine is like an arshin (yardstick), it contains exactly so much as the work required. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The day in question was the Friday in Holy Week, and, as night drew on, drippings were becoming congealed into icicles half an arshin long, and in the snow-stripped ice of the river only the dun hue of the wintry clouds was reflected. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Sometimes Vologonov knocks at the partition-wall with a superannuated arshin measure which has only fifteen vershoki of its length remaining. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Yes, the once blue eyes had turned to grey, and the figure added half an arshin to its stature as, standing as erect as a newly made nail, and pressing both feet together, the foreman stretched himself to his full height, and shouted with his mouth open to its widest extent: ❋ Unknown (2003)

HER, I shall take him so, by the front of his coat, and lift him up an arshin [The arshin = 2 feet 3 inches.] or two with one hand, and just hold him there, so that he may feel my strength and cease from his conduct. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Her whole time was spent in making patchwork quilts with knitting-needles that were an arshin [An ell.] long. ❋ Unknown (2003)

[The arshin = 2 feet 3 inches.] or two with one hand, and just hold him there, so that he may feel my strength and cease from his conduct. ❋ Leo Tolstoy (1869)

I shall take him so, by the front of his coat, and lift him up an arshin ❋ Leo Tolstoy (1869)

It stands the Government in about a rouble the arshin, and sells for two roubles. ❋ Various (1821)

[Footnote 4: The little man was really one arshin high, and his beard was seven arshins long. ❋ Arthur Ransome (1925)

An arshin is 0.77 of a yard, so any one who knows decimals can tell exactly how high the little man was and the precise length of his beard.] ❋ Arthur Ransome (1925)

To Chichikov’s curses at Selifan for not having drawn out of the way with more alacrity a rural constable with moustaches of the length of an arshin added his quota. ❋ Unknown (1842)

arshin is [swag] ❋ Leenthebean (2021)

Arshin is a [good boy]! ❋ Simonjohn123 (2021)