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1 imperial gill ≡ 5 imperial fluid ounces: ≡ 1 / 32 imperial gallon: ≡ 1 / 8 imperial quart ≡ 1 / 4 imperial pint ≡ 1 / 2 imperial cup ≡ 10 tablespoons ≡ 40 Imperial fluid drams: ≡ 142.0653125 mL [a] ≈ 4.8038 U.S. fluid ounces: ≈ 0.037 5297 US gallons: ≈ 0.300 2375 US pint ≡ 0.600 475 US ...
That meant that the Reputed measures varied depending on which standard gallon was used. A Reputed Pint of beer was equal to 285 mL (1/2 an Ale Pint, or equivalent to 10 imperial oz. or 9.63 US oz.) and a Reputed Quart of wine was equal to 730 mL (3/4 of a Wine Quart, or equivalent to 25.69 Imp. oz. or 24.68 US fluid oz.).
A metric fifth of Dewar's Scotch whisky. A fifth is a unit of volume formerly used for wine and distilled beverages in the United States, equal to one fifth of a US liquid gallon, or 25 + 3 ⁄ 5 U.S. fluid ounces (757 milliliters); it has been superseded by the metric bottle size of 750 mL, [1] sometimes called a metric fifth, which is the standard capacity of wine bottles worldwide and is ...
quart (imperial) qt (imp) ≡ 1 ⁄ 4 gal (imp) = 1.136 5225 × 10 −3 m 3: quart (US dry) qt (US) ≡ 1 ⁄ 32 bu (US lvl) = 1 ⁄ 4 gal (US dry) = 1.101 220 942 715 × 10 −3 m 3: quart (US fluid) qt (US) ≡ 1 ⁄ 4 gal (US fl) = 946.352 946 × 10 −6 m 3: quarter; pail: ≡ 8 bu (imp) = 0.290 949 76 m 3: register ton: ≡ 100 cu ft = 2. ...
1 ⁄ 4 pint, or 1 ⁄ 32 gallon, in some dialects 1 ⁄ 2 pint. Pronounced as "Jill" Pint: 568 mL: 1 ⁄ 8 gallon Quart: 1.136 litre: 2 pints or 1 ⁄ 4 gallon Pottle: 2.272 L: 2 quarts or 1 ⁄ 2 gallon Gallon: 4.544 L: 8 pints
One US fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 16 of a US pint, 1 ⁄ 32 of a US quart, and 1 ⁄ 128 of a US gallon. The teaspoon, tablespoon, and cup are defined in terms of a fluid ounce as 1 ⁄ 6 , 1 ⁄ 2 , and 8 fluid ounces respectively.
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 tun (Old English: tunne, Latin: tunellus, Middle Latin: tunna) is an English unit of liquid volume (not weight), used for measuring wine, oil or honey.It is typically a large vat or vessel, most often holding 252 wine gallons, but occasionally other sizes (e.g. 256, 240 and 208 gallons) were also used.