Historic Measures and Forgotten Scales Crossword Puzzle

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SCRUPLE An apothecary weight unit equal to 20 grains
HUNDREDWEIGHT A traditional unit of weight, often 112 pounds in Britain
CORD A unit measuring stacked firewood, roughly 128 cubic feet
FURLONG A unit of distance used in horse racing, equal to 220 yards
QUARTER An old British weight unit, one-fourth of a hundredweight
ROD Also called a pole or perch, a length of 16.5 feet
ELL An old English unit of length, roughly the length of the forearm
MINA An ancient Babylonian unit of weight equal to 60 shekels
CHAIN A surveying measure consisting of 66 feet
HOGSHEAD A large cask or barrel used for measuring volume
TALENT An ancient unit of mass or weight used by Greeks and Romans
GRAIN A small unit of weight originally based on a seed
FINGER An old measurement roughly the width of a finger, about 3/4 inch
LIEU A traditional French measure of distance between two places
GILL A volume unit once used for liquids, equal to a quarter pint
BATMAN An Ottoman unit of mass varying between regions
PICA A typographical unit of measure equal to 1/6 of an inch

Historic Measures and Forgotten Scales

A crossword exploring archaic units of measurement from around the world, highlighting obsolete lengths, volumes, and weights once used in trade and daily life.

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