Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Fathom (-s)
father (-s, -'s, -'d)fathom (-ed, -ing)
fathom (-s), n. [OE faeðm, thread or line.] (webplay: containing, depth, feet, sea, thought).
Measurement; mark; nautical gauge to calculate cables, cordage, and depth by a line and a lead; (see Acts 27:28).
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