Explore the lost world of antiquated measurement units once used across history in this crossword puzzle.
Antique Measures and Forgotten Scales
Explore the world of historical and obsolete units of measurement once used across cultures and trades.
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- 1. A small unit of mass used mainly for weighing precious metals
- 2. Historical liquid measurement in bartending, approximately 1.5 ounces
- 3. An agricultural weight measure, one-fourth of a hundredweight
- 4. A historical unit of distance roughly three miles
- 5. A small German volume measurement for liquids
- 7. A large cask of liquid capacity, especially for beer or wine
- 8. Obsolete Scottish land measure, about one-sixth of an acre
- 11. Ancient length unit based on the width of the human palm
- 14. Length used in land surveying, 66 feet long
- 16. British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds
- 17. Traditional unit for measuring horse height, equal to 4 inches
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- 6. A weight unit equal to 112 pounds in the UK system
- 9. A unit of length equal to 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet
- 10. An old English measure of distance, equal to 220 yards
- 12. An archaic length measurement linked to cloth, about one-third yard
- 13. An old apothecary mass unit, roughly 3.9 grams
- 15. Old German measure of length roughly the width of an outstretched hand
- 18. Traditional German land measure equivalent to 6 feet
- 19. A historic unit of length used in textiles, roughly 45 inches
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