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Weight is measured in ounces and pounds (avoirdupois) as in the U.S. Volume is measured in imperial gallons , quarts , pints , fluid ounces , fluid drachms , and minims . The imperial gallon was originally defined as 10 pounds (4.5359 kg) of water in 1824, and refined as exactly 4.54609 litres in 1985.
[2] Wide-mouthed harvest baskets used by field workers. In agricultural use, a hamper is a wide-mouthed container of basketwork that may often be carried on the back during the harvesting of fruit or vegetables by hand by workers in the field. The contents of the hamper may be decanted regularly into larger containers or a cart, wagon, or truck.
≈ 2 219.36 cubic inches: ≈ 1.284 35 cubic feet 1 US bushel [6] = 8 US dry gallons = 4 US pecks = 2 150.42 cubic inches = 1.244 46 cubic feet = 35.239 070 166 88 litres ≈ 9.3092 US fluid gallons ≈ 7.7515 imperial gallons
The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
Avoirdupois (/ ˌ æ v ər d ə ˈ p ɔɪ z, ˌ æ v w ɑːr dj uː ˈ p w ɑː /; [1] abbreviated avdp.) [2] is a measurement system of weights that uses pounds and ounces as units. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was first commonly used in the 13th century AD and was updated in 1959.
A U.K. deal equaled 7 ft × 6 ft × 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in, while a U.S. deal equaled 12 ft × 11 in × 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in. [7] Demiard – an old French unit of volume. When France metricated, it survived in Louisiana and Quebec. The demiard eventually became associated with the American and British half-pint rather than French units. [7] Firlot; Hekat ...
The ounce (/ ˈ aʊ n s /) is any of several different units of mass, weight, or volume and is derived almost unchanged from the uncia, an Ancient Roman unit of measurement.. The avoirdupois ounce (exactly 28.349 523 125 g) is 1 ⁄ 16 avoirdupois pound; this is the United States customary and British imperial ounce.
Azed (Jonathan Crowther) in 2005. Azed is a crossword which appears every Sunday in The Observer newspaper. Since it first appeared in March 1972, every puzzle has been composed by Jonathan Crowther who also judges the monthly clue-writing competition. [1]