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Forgotten Measures of Yesteryear
A crossword exploring archaic and obsolete units of measurement from history and their unique uses.
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  • 1. British unit of weight equal to 14 pounds
  • 2. Ancient measurement based on the length of the forearm
  • 3. An old British measure of weight, one-fourth of a hundredweight
  • 4. Unit of length used in nautical depth measurement
  • 7. Unit used historically to measure length of a sword or knife
  • 10. An old apothecaries' weight, 1/24 of an ounce
  • 11. Measurement traditionally used for horse height
  • 15. A unit of length equal to 5.5 yards
  • 17. A very small unit of weight based on a cereal seed
  • 18. A medieval measure of length often used for cloth
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  • 5. Ancient unit of mass and value used by Greeks and Romans
  • 6. Unit of length once used in surveying, equals 66 feet
  • 8. An obsolete volume measure once used for dry goods
  • 9. A large cask unit once used for liquids like wine and beer
  • 12. An obsolete apothecary unit of mass and volume
  • 13. An old English unit of distance used in horse racing
  • 14. Unit of mass or volume historically used in pharmacy and cooking
  • 16. A Spanish unit of volume, roughly equaling a gallon
  • 19. Typographic unit formerly common in printing

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