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Forgotten Measures of Bygone Eras
A crossword exploring archaic measurement units once common in trade, science, and daily life.
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  • 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 An outdated unit for liquid volume, 1/4 pint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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