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  2. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    28.4 mL: 30 mL: Traditional Scottish spirits measure Peg (India) 1 imp fl oz-28.4 mL: 30 mL: Also called a "small peg"; a "large peg" is a double measure of 2 imperial ounces (60 mL). Traditional spirits measure on the Indian subcontinent. 1 ⁄ 4 Gill (Irish) 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 imp fl oz: 35.5 mL: 35 mL: Traditional Irish spirits measure Pony (U.S ...

  3. Standard drink - Wikipedia

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    Some countries choose to base the definition on mass of alcohol (in grams) while others base the unit on the volume (in ml or other volume units). [1] For comparison, both measurements are shown here, as well as the number of standard drinks contained in 500 millilitres (16.9 US fluid ounces) of 5% ABV beer (a typical large size of beer in ...

  4. System of units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The stone is not a measurement of weight used in the US. The US customary system uses the short hundredweight of 100 lb and short ton of 2,000 lb. Where these systems most notably differ is in their units of volume. A US fluid ounce (fl oz), about 29.6 millilitres (ml), is slightly

  5. Alcohol by volume - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as alc/vol or ABV) is a standard measure of the volume of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a volume percent. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is defined as the number of millilitres (mL) of pure ethanol present in 100 mL (3.5 imp fl oz; 3.4 US fl oz) of solution at 20 °C (68 °F).

  6. Approximate measures - Wikipedia

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    1 fluidrachm or 4 mL, [11] or 3.75 mL [18] (actual range: 4.6–5.5 mL [12]) 1 ⁄ 3 tablespoon or 1 ⁄ 6 fl oz 1 fl dram or 5 mL, [13] 1 ⁄ 6 fl oz, [15] 1 1 ⁄ 3 fl dr 1 ⁄ 8: 2 teaspoons = 1 dessertspoon dessertspoon: dsp., dssp. or dstspn. 2 fluid drams or 10 mL [10] most common size: 2 1 ⁄ 2 fl dr or 10 mL [17] 2 fluidrachm or 8 mL ...

  7. Gill (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Prior to metrication, in the United Kingdom, the standard single measure of spirits in a pub was 1 ⁄ 6 gill (23.7 mL) in England and Northern Ireland, and either 1 ⁄ 5 gill (28.4 mL) or 1 ⁄ 4 gill (35.5 mL) in Scotland. After metrication, this was replaced by measures of either 25 or 35 millilitres (0.176 or 0.246 gi), at the discretion ...

  8. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    Measuring spoons (metric) – 1 mL, 5 mL, 15 mL, 50 mL, 100 mL, 125 mL Measuring spoons (customary units). In recipes, quantities of ingredients may be specified by mass (commonly called weight), by volume, or by count.

  9. Unit of volume - Wikipedia

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    Volume Unit of measure cubic metre litre Reference size Usage 1 cubic metre = 1 = 1000: base unit in SI 1 barrel = 0.158 987 294 928 = 158.987294928 = 42 US gallons = 9,702 cubic inches: e. g. for oil: 1 cubic foot = 0.028 316 846 592 = 28.316864592 = 1,728 cubic inches: 1 cubic decimetre = 0.001 = 1: 1 litre = 0.001 = 1: 1 gallon (US) = 0.003 ...