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2. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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   Pronounced / ˈ dʒ ɪ l / JIL, historically equivalent to two jacks, half a cup, or a quarter pint. [14] [15] Gill (Imp.) 5.0 imp fl oz: 142.065 mL: 150 mL: Pronounced / ˈ dʒ ɪ l / JIL, historically equivalent to two jacks, half a cup, or a quarter pint. [14] [15] Tumbler (UK) 6.39 US fl oz: 6.6 imp. oz. 189 ml: 190 mL or 200 mL: A British ...

3. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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   The table of imperial avoirdupois mass is the same as the United States table up to one pound, but above that point, the tables differ. The imperial system has a hundredweight, defined as eight stone of 14 lb each, or 112 lb ( 50.802 345 44 kg ), whereas a US hundredweight is 100 lb ( 45.359 237 kg ).

4. Approximate measures - Wikipedia

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   table-spoon; dessert-spoon; tea-spoon; black-jack; demijohn (dame-jeanne) goblet; pitcher; gyllot (about equal to 1/2 gill) noggin (1/4 pint) [8] nipperkin (measure for liquor, containing no more than 1/2 pint) tumblerful (10 fl oz or 2 gills or 2 teacupsful) apothecaries' approximate measures [9] teacupful = about 4 fl oz; wineglassful = about ...

5. Fluid ounce - Wikipedia

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   For serving sizes on nutrition labels in the US, regulation 21 CFR §101.9(b) requires the use of "common household measures", and 21 CFR §101.9(b)(5)(viii) defines a "common household" fluid ounce as exactly 30 milliliters. This applies to the serving size but not the package size; package sizes use the US customary fluid ounce.

6. Gill (unit) - Wikipedia

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   After metrication, this was replaced by measures of either 25 or 35 millilitres (0.176 or 0.246 gi), at the discretion of the proprietor. However, up until 2022 [1] a spirit measure in the Isle of Man is still defined as 1 ⁄ 5 gill (28.4 mL) and 1 ⁄ 6 gill (23.7 mL) in Northern Ireland. [2] [3] Half of a gill is a jack, or an eighth of a ...

7. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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   Executive Order 12770, signed by President George H. W. Bush on July 25, 1991, citing the Metric Conversion Act, directed departments and agencies within the executive branch of the United States Government to "take all appropriate measures within their authority" to use the metric system "as the preferred system of weights and measures for ...

8. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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   Today, most of the world prefers metric measurement by weight, [3] though the preference for volume measurements continues among home cooks in the United States [4] [5] and the rest of North America. Different ingredients are measured in different ways: Liquid ingredients are generally measured by volume worldwide.

9. Template:Convert/list of units - Wikipedia

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   The table below lists units supported by {{convert}}. More complete lists are linked for each dimension. For a complete list of all dimensions, see full list of units. {{Convert}} uses unit-codes, which are similar to, but not necessarily exactly the same as, the usual written abbreviation for a given unit. These unit-codes are displayed in ...