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(historical) A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.
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An ancient Roman measure, equivalent to about one eighth of a pint.
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(historical, Ancient Rome) A measure of about one eighth of a pint.
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(historical) An old German measure of capacity.
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One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
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An old Spanish liquid measure, approximately 3.54 imperial gallons (for wine) or 2.78 imperial gallons (for oil).
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(UK, archaic) A unit of hock equal to approximately 30 gallons.
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An old Russian liquid measure, approximately 492 litres.
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(UK, informal) A unit of volumetric measure equivalent to the typical builder's mug, around 1/2-pint (10 oz.; 300 cc; 300 mL; 30 cL; 1 cup)
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(historical) An old Tunisian dry measure, equal to 496 litres.
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(US) A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
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An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.
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(historical units of measure) Alternative form of homer: a former Hebrew unit of volume. [(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.]
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(Philippines, historical) A unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.
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Alternative form of coffeepotful [As much as a coffee pot will hold.]
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(historical) An old Persian unit equal to 1.809 gallons.
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(historical units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of congius: one-eighth amphora (about 7 fluid ounces)
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(historical units of measure) An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 118 fluid ounces).
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(historical units of measure, obsolete) Synonym of congius: one-eighth amphora (about 7 fluid ounces)
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A roughly equivalent Phoenician unit of volume.
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An old Irish measure of corn equivalent to the quarter. The crannock of oats appears to contain two quarters, as sometimes occurs with its English equivalent.
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(Canada) A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.
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An old Polish dry measure, one quarter of a korzec.
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(historical) An old measure of capacity.
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(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).
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A British unit of volume equal to 60 minims or 3.55 ml.
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Any of various units of volume used for liquid measure, all approximately 1.73–1.83 cubic inches or 28.4–30 milliliters.
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Alternative form of fluid ounce [Any of various units of volume used for liquid measure, all approximately 1.73–1.83 cubic inches or 28.4–30 milliliters.]
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The dram (unit of volume).
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Abbreviation of gallon. [A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints]
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(US) 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon")
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An amount of liquid measured in gallons.
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(in combination) A container holding or measuring the specified number of gallons.
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(Malaysia) An imperial gallon.
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(historical) An old Russian dry measure, approximately 3.28 litres.
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A unit of volume used for liquids equal to half of a pint.
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An old measure of volume equal to one hundred cubic metres.
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(historical) An Ancient Greek unit of volume, one sixth of a medimnos.
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An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres.
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(historical units of measure) An Ancient Egyptian dry measure of volume equivalent to 10 hins (or about 4.8 litres).
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Abbreviation of hogshead. [(Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+¹⁄₂ imperial gallons; a half pipe.]
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(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).
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(Britain) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+¹⁄₂ imperial gallons; a half pipe.
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(historical units of measure) Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
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Abbreviation of imperial gallon. [A unit of measure for liquids used in the British Isles and in some Commonwealth countries, equivalent to 8 imperial pints, 4.55 litres, or 1.20 U.S. gallons.]
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A unit of measure for liquids used in the British Isles and in some Commonwealth countries, equivalent to 8 imperial pints, 4.55 litres, or 1.20 U.S. gallons.
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(UK, Commonwealth) A unit of liquid volume in the imperial system equal to 0.568 litres and divided into 20 fluid ounces.
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(historical units of measure) Synonym of omer: a Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
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An old English liquid measure, usually being half a barrel; containing 18 English beer gallons, or 83.178 L.
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(historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume. [A Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons.]
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An old Polish dry measure, a bushel: in the early 19th century, it was 128 litres in Warsaw and 501.116 litres in Kraków.
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(historical units of measure) Alternative form of lethek: a former Hebrew unit of dry volume. [(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew measure of dry volume, equal to about 115 L or 3¼ bushels.]
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(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew measure of dry volume, equal to about 115 L or 3¼ bushels.
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(historical) An Ancient Greek unit of volume, varying by region but in Attica approximately 51.84 litres.
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(historical) A unit of dry capacity, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 52-58 litres, according to region and era.
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A unit of liquid measure, in Ancient Greece, equal to about 40 litres
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(historical units of measure) Various medieval units of dry and liquid volume.
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An old French liquid measure of approximately 274.2 litres.
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(historical) An old Dutch liquid measure, equivalent to 0.1516 litres.
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(historical) The pint (eighth of a gallon) in the apothecaries' system.
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A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
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(historical) An Indian measure of capacity of about 200 millilitres.
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(historical units of measure) A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
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An old Russian dry measure, approximately 105 litres; half of a tchetvert.
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A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.8047 cubic inches or 29.5735 millilitres.
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(historical) A unit of volume used in Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, equivalent to 2 imperial gills (approximately 0.284 litres or 0.6 US pints).
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The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
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A cask used to hold liquids, having a capacity varying from 72 to 120 gallons; a tercian.
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A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
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A Talmudic unit equal to a quarter of a log, approximately 100 milliliters.
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A measure for liquids, as for wine, usually 18.5 gallons.
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(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about 7.7 L or 7 quarts.
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An Old English measure of liquid, usually wine or cider, perhaps containing 6 gallons.
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An old Russian liquid measure, equal to 61.5 millilitres.
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An old Russian liquid measure, equal to 1.23 litres.
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Alternative form of shtof [An old Russian liquid measure, equal to 1.23 litres.]
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(historical) An old liquid measure used in Amsterdam, approximately 19 litres.
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Alternative form of steekkan [(historical) An old liquid measure used in Amsterdam, approximately 19 litres.]
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(historical) An old English liquid measure, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.
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Alternative form of US pint [A unit of volume used for liquids, equivalent to 16 fluid ounces. This is in contrast to the imperial pint (UK) which is equivalent to 20 fluid ounces. Thus the US pint is about 20% smaller than the imperial pint.]
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To gauge the amount of empty space between the top of a cask and the level of liquid inside it.
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(historical, Roman antiquity) A measure of capacity for liquids, containing about three gallons and a half, wine measure. It was half the amphora, and four times the congius.
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(historical) In ancient Rome, a liquid measurement of half an amphora, or a vessel of this size.
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A unit of volume used for liquids, equivalent to 16 fluid ounces. This is in contrast to the imperial pint (UK) which is equivalent to 20 fluid ounces. Thus the US pint is about 20% smaller than the imperial pint.
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(dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States.
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A Russian liquid measure, approximately 2.7 imperial gallons.
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A measure of dry and liquid volume equal to 35.24 litres used in US and Canada. Originating in England and one of the units of Winchester measure. Abbreviated bu
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(Britain) a unit of volume equal to two Winchester quarts, equal to four quarts, or around 4.55 litres.
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(Britain) a unit of volume equal to half a Winchester gallon, equal to two quarts, or 2.273 litres.
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