Explore the lost world of antiquated measurement units once used across history in this crossword puzzle.
Forgotten Measures of Bygone Eras
A crossword exploring archaic measurement units once common in trade, science, and daily life.
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Across
- 1. An apothecaries’ unit of weight, about 1/16 ounce
- 3. An obsolete measurement for wool bundles in England
- 5. A weight measure equal to 28 pounds
- 6. An old distance unit used in horse racing, about 220 yards
- 8. Length or area unit used in land measurement
- 10. Smallest unit of liquid volume in the apothecaries’ system
- 12. A small apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
- 14. A medieval measure of cloth roughly 45 inches
- 17. A unit for measuring stacked firewood volume
Down
- 2. Smallest unit of weight in troy and avoirdupois systems
- 4. A length measure equal to 5.5 yards
- 7. Informal old measure for bunches of herbs or flowers
- 9. Old Italian unit for length, similar to furlong
- 11. Large cask or volume unit used for wine or tobacco
- 13. A surveying unit equal to 66 feet
- 15. An outdated unit for liquid volume, 1/4 pint
- 16. Ancient measure based on the length of forearm
- 18. Ancient weight measure used for precious metals
- 19. An old land measure roughly enough to support a household
- 20. Unit used for measuring large quantities of grain
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