Explore a crossword focused on rare and archaic units of measurement from history and culture.
Forgotten Scales of Ancient Measures
Explore a crossword featuring rare and archaic units of measurement from history and obscure fields.
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- 1. A lesser-known Japanese volume unit
- 3. Obsolete unit of mass, sometimes spelled drachma
- 4. Length based on the width of a human hand
- 5. Old English measure equaling 220 yards
- 8. Ancient unit of mass and money
- 11. Ancient Hebrew measure of capacity
- 13. Old measuring unit equal to 16.5 feet
- 14. Unit of luminous intensity used in medieval times
- 15. Obsolete British measure for a pound weight
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- 2. Old Greek unit equal to ten thousand
- 6. Old apothecary unit of weight
- 7. Nautical unit measuring depth
- 9. Energy unit named after an English physicist
- 10. Land measure, also called a rod or pole
- 12. Smallest unit in troy weight system
- 16. Ancient length based on the forearm
- 17. Unit used in nuclear physics to measure cross-sectional area
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