Explore the lost world of antiquated measurement units once used across history in this crossword puzzle.
Forgotten Measures from History’s Vault
A crossword exploring archaic and obsolete units of measurement once used across cultures and centuries.
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Across
- 1. Unit of length equal to 220 yards
- 3. Greek unit of weight used in apothecaries
- 5. Small unit of mass originally based on a cereal seed
- 7. Obsolete French unit of length, about 18 inches
- 8. German unit of length, about 6 feet
- 12. Old measure of length, roughly the length of a forearm
- 14. Old French league, roughly 4 kilometers
- 16. Measurement equal to 66 feet, used in surveying
Down
- 2. Also called a pole or perch, 16.5 feet long
- 4. Old typographic unit roughly 1/6 inch
- 6. Large barrel used for wine or tobacco
- 9. Unit used to measure dry goods, traditionally 8 bushels
- 10. Traditional African unit of length (approx. 30 cm)
- 11. Ancient weight unit, roughly 20 grains
- 13. Still used for measuring horse height, equals 4 inches
- 15. Historical unit of weight used in Middle East
- 17. Ancient unit based on the length of the forearm
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