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Forgotten Measures of Historical Trade
Explore the lost world of obsolete measurement units once used in commerce, navigation, and daily life.
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  • 1. Dry volume measurement traditionally used for produce, equivalent to 8 quarts
  • 2. Smallest unit of liquid measure in apothecaries, about one drop
  • 3. Unit of distance, traditionally one-eighth of a mile
  • 5. Unit of length used in land measurement, equal to 66 feet
  • 7. Ancient unit of weight used for precious metals
  • 9. Ancient unit based on the length of the forearm
  • 12. Ancient weight unit used in apothecaries and pharmacy
  • 16. Distance roughly equal to three miles, used in old navigation
  • 17. A surveying measure equal to 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards
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  • 4. Small cask or barrel, also a volume measure for liquids
  • 6. Length measure equal to six feet, used in nautical settings
  • 8. Also a surveying length measure, 66 feet long
  • 10. Old English unit of length about 45 inches, used for textiles
  • 11. A tiny, informal unit of measure for small amounts
  • 13. Unit of liquid volume, one-quarter of a pint
  • 14. Smallest mass unit used in weighing precious metals and medicines
  • 15. Dry volume measurement for grains and fruits, equal to 8 gallons
  • 18. Unit of length used for measuring horses, equal to 4 inches
  • 19. British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds

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