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In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure until the introduction of imperial units as a result of the Weights and Measures Act 1824.The peck was equal to about 9 litres (1.98 Imp gal) (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (2.86 Imp gal) (in the case of barley, oats and malt).
The buyer sued, and the defendant argued that the contract was illegal because it was not based on the standard Winchester bushel. According to testimony, the Llanrwst market used a half-hobbit measure of two 21-imperial-quart (24 L) pecks, but in practice a hobbit could vary from 80 to 84 imperial quarts (91 to 95 L). The court agreed with the ...
Large sack – a unit of mass equal to 2 (new) sacks; Long ton; Lot; Mark; Munjandie; Oka; Pao; Passeree – a unit of mass equal to about 4.6 kg (10.1412640605 lb) Pennyweight; Pood; Roll – a U.K. unit of mass for butter and cheese [7]: 46 equal to 24 oz (680 g) [7]: 52 Room – a U.K. unit of mass of coal equivalent to 15,680 lb (7,110 kg ...
A basket filled level to the top was a bushel. A basket filled to the top but overfilled to a height where it overflowed was considered to be a bushel and a peck, a generous measure (a similar concept to a baker's dozen). Hence, the old song " I love you, a bushel and a peck...." meant "I am overflowing with love for you".
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A federal gallon of 0.004 cubic pends, i.e. slightly less than 4 liters and thus similar in size to the English wine gallon, is suggested as a more traditional base for liquid measures; and 9 such gallons, since almost equal to a Winchester bushel, or, more systematically, 10 gallons would form the base for dry measures.
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