寸すん尺しゃく

noun

length; measure

Rare term for length or measurement, often implying a small or modest extent. Used in older or literary Japanese.

• この布ぬのの寸すん尺しゃくを測はかってください。

  Please measure the length of this cloth.

noun

short length

Specifically refers to a short length or small measurement. Even rarer than the general sense.

• 寸すん尺しゃくの足たりない木もく材ざいでは、この棚たなは作つくれない。

  You can't build this shelf with lumber that is short in length.