The "hand" was originally intended to be used to measure the height of a horse. These days, a "hand" is standardized to be what length?

A hand was originally the "breadth of the palm, including the thumb." It was England's King Henry VIII who standardized the hand at four inches. The "hand" has had different meanings when used by the ancient Egyptians, Hebrews, Greeks, Romans, and others.

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