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Forgotten Measures of History
Explore the fascinating world of obsolete measurement units that shaped ancient and pre-modern societies.
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Across
  • 1. Old English unit of distance, roughly 220 yards
  • 2. Unit of weight equal to 14 pounds
  • 3. Weight measure, a quarter of a hundredweight
  • 4. Ancient unit of length, the width of a knife’s blade
  • 5. Old distance measure approximating three miles
  • 6. Nautical measure of depth, six feet
  • 8. Large volume unit for liquids, especially alcohol
  • 10. Measurement of length used in surveying, 66 feet
  • 11. Small unit of liquid measure, used in apothecaries
  • 13. Obsolete length measure, about a few inches
  • 14. Measurement of height for horses, four inches
  • 17. Small liquid measure equal to a quarter of a pint
Down
  • 7. Unit of weight equal to 112 pounds in imperial system
  • 9. Apothecaries' unit of weight, used in medicine
  • 12. Unit of land area or length, also called rod
  • 15. Traditional unit of length equal to 16.5 feet
  • 16. Smallest unit of weight in Troy and Avoirdupois systems
  • 18. Medieval unit of length, often used for cloth

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