forpitforpetn.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːpᵻt/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrpət/, Scottish English

/ˈforpət/

Etymology: corruption of fourth part.

Scottish and northern dialect.

The fourth part of some other measure, now of a peck.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > peck > quarter of a peck

quarterc1300

beakment1673

stimpart1786

forpit1793

1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 77 As much land as is requisite for sowing a cap-full, or forpet of seed.

a1794 in Ritson Sc. Songs I. 184 I ha'e brew'd a forpet o' ma't.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth p. vi 4 lippies or forpits = 1 peck or ¼ of a bushel or firlot respectively.

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vii. 140 ‘A forpit or twa of saut.’

1862 W. Hunter Biggar & House of Fleming v. 60 Two pecks and two forpits of bear at the cost of 2/2d.

1892 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Forpet, or For-pit, a measure.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	forpit
释义	forpitforpetn. Brit. /ˈfɔːpᵻt/, U.S. /ˈfɔrpət/, Scottish English /ˈforpət/ Etymology: corruption of fourth part. Scottish and northern dialect. The fourth part of some other measure, now of a peck. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > peck > quarter of a peck quarterc1300 beakment1673 stimpart1786 forpit1793 1793 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. VI. 77 As much land as is requisite for sowing a cap-full, or forpet of seed. a1794 in Ritson Sc. Songs I. 184 I ha'e brew'd a forpet o' ma't. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth p. vi 4 lippies or forpits = 1 peck or ¼ of a bushel or firlot respectively. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. vii. 140 ‘A forpit or twa of saut.’ 1862 W. Hunter Biggar & House of Fleming v. 60 Two pecks and two forpits of bear at the cost of 2/2d. 1892 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Forpet, or For-pit, a measure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793
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