Explore the lost world of antiquated measurement units once used across history in this crossword puzzle.
Forgotten Measures of Time and Length
Explore a variety of archaic measurement units that were once common in trade, navigation, and daily life but are now obsolete.
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- 1. Also called a pole, an old unit of length
- 2. Grain used as the basis for ancient length units
- 3. Unit of apothecaries' weight, 20 grains
- 5. Unit of distance, historically around 3 miles
- 6. Land measurement unit used in surveying
- 9. Nautical depth measurement roughly 6 feet
- 13. Unit for measuring gemstones and pearls
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- 4. Unit equal to 4 inches often used for horses
- 7. Weight unit occasionally used in commerce
- 8. Ancient length unit equal to 220 yards
- 10. Small unit used for measuring weight
- 11. Time unit, originally 1/60 of an hour
- 12. Informal unit sometimes used for length or weight
- 14. Old weight or volume measurement for goods
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