Explore the lost world of antiquated measurement units once used across history in this crossword puzzle.
Forgotten Measures of Ancient Times
A crossword exploring historical and obsolete units of measurement once used across the world.
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- 1. Length measure used in surveying, 66 feet long
- 3. Ancient unit of weight, also spelled dram
- 5. British unit of weight equivalent to 14 pounds
- 6. Older weight or volume unit, often a quarter of a larger unit
- 8. Old English unit of distance, about 220 yards
- 13. Measure of length or area, used in land surveying
- 15. Medieval unit of length, often used for cloth measurement
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- 2. Distance measured by the outstretched thumb to little finger
- 4. Small unit of weight, based on a single seed
- 7. Ancient unit based on the length of a forearm
- 9. Nautical depth measurement, traditionally the span of outstretched arms
- 10. Smallest unit of liquid measurement in apothecary system
- 11. A unit of length equal to 16.5 feet
- 12. Large cask or barrel volume measurement
- 14. Distance unit roughly equal to 3 miles
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