Explore the lost world of antiquated measurement units once used across history in this crossword puzzle.
Forgotten Measures of Ancient Trade
Explore a crossword uncovering rare and obsolete measurement units once used in commerce, science, and daily life across civilizations.
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- 1. Old unit of area used in roofing equal to 100 square feet
- 3. Large cask used as a volume measure for liquids
- 4. Ancient Egyptian length roughly the distance from elbow to fingertip
- 6. Old English land measurement unit
- 8. One of the smallest old units of length based on grain size
- 11. Unit used in weighing precious metals and medicines
- 12. Unit of liquid volume, one quarter of a pint
- 18. Unit for measuring horse height
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- 2. Unit of weight and volume, often for wool or grain
- 5. Nautical measure of water depth, roughly six feet
- 7. Obsolete unit for dry volume measure
- 9. Ancient Roman rod or staff-based length unit
- 10. Long-distance unit based on the distance a person can walk in an hour
- 13. Small volume measurement used in pharmacy
- 14. Old measurement of land area also called a rod
- 15. Old English unit of cloth measurement
- 16. Old measure for beer or butter
- 17. Surveying measurement equal to 66 feet
- 19. Traditional unit of length equal to 16.5 feet
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