Explore the lost world of antiquated measurement units once used across history in this crossword puzzle.
Forgotten Measures of Ancient Times
A crossword exploring obsolete units of measurement from history across length, volume, weight, and area.
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- 1. An old measure of distance used in horse racing, equals 220 yards
- 2. Unit of mass used in the UK, equal to 14 pounds
- 3. Unit of mass used for gemstones, originally based on seeds
- 4. An old weight or volume measure, often 1/4 of a larger measure
- 5. A unit of length also known as a pole or perch, equal to 16.5 feet
- 7. A large barrel measurement used for liquids like wine and beer
- 8. A unit for measuring liquid volume, one quarter of a pint
- 10. A very small unit of weight, historically used in medicine and jewelry
- 11. A small unit of weight or volume, historically used for medicines
- 15. Surveying length unit equal to 66 feet
Down
- 6. A British unit of weight equal to 112 pounds
- 9. A unit of distance roughly equal to 3 miles
- 12. An old English unit for measuring cloth, about 45 inches
- 13. Old English measure for the width of a sword or tool
- 14. Ancient unit of length based on forearm length from elbow to fingertip
- 16. Distance from the tip of thumb to little finger
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