Obs. [f. FIST sb.1; cf. OE. fótmǽl measure of a foot.] The breadth of the fist.
1621. Bolton, Stat. Irel., 37 (an. 3 Edw. iv). Every English man … shall have an English Bow of his own length and one fistmele at the least betwixt the neckes.
Obs. [f. FIST sb.1; cf. OE. fótmǽl measure of a foot.] The breadth of the fist.
1621. Bolton, Stat. Irel., 37 (an. 3 Edw. iv). Every English man … shall have an English Bow of his own length and one fistmele at the least betwixt the neckes.
