Forgotten Measures of Ancient Weights Crossword Puzzle

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FURLONG Old English measure of distance, about 1/8 mile
MINA Ancient Near Eastern unit of weight
CARAT Unit formerly used to weigh gemstones (now standardized)
CORD Unit used to measure stacked firewood
CHAIN Land measurement unit equal to 66 feet
SCRUPLE Apothecary weight about 20 grains
HAND Unit still used for horses, equal to 4 inches
BUSHEL Old volume measure typically for dry goods
ROD Pole or perch, an old unit of length about 5.5 yards
TALENT Ancient weight unit used by Greeks and Romans
GRAIN Small unit of weight historically used for precious metals
TUN Large measure for wine or beer barrels
PICA Typographic unit historically used in printing
JOULE Obsolete unit of energy replaced by the watt-second
SHEKEL Historical Hebrew unit of weight and currency
LIEUE Obsolete French unit of distance, roughly 3 miles
FATHOM Depth measure, especially for water, about 6 feet
OARSMAN Historic maritime measure related to rowing distance
QUARTER A weight unit equal to 25 pounds in historic English use
ELL Medieval measure of length, often used for cloth

Forgotten Measures of Ancient Weights

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