Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
And sounded - , Heaving the lead.
Twenty fathoms - , About forty yards in depth. The is thus defined by the Etymologicon: , ͅ Ϛ· It signifies the extent of the arms, together with the breadth of the breast. This is exactly the quantum of our fathom.
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