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ell noun1.

Hist. A measure of length, varying in different countries: in England equal to 45 inches; in Scotland equal to 37.2 inches; in the Low Countries equal to 27 inches. OE.
A measuring rod; = ELL-WAND 2. ME-M18.
= ULNA. Cf. ELL-WAND 1. E-M17.