A specific quantity of grain, malt, charcoal, etc., being the amount contained in a basket or other vessel of a certain size; a skepful.
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units (84) skep1100 A specific quantity of grain, malt, charcoal, etc., being the amount contained in a basket or other vessel of a certain size; a skepful. strike13.. A denomination of dry measure in various parts of England (but not officially recognized since the 16th cent.); usually identical with the bushel… strick1421 A measure of capacity for corn, coal, etc.; also the measuring vessel. Cf. straik, n.1 2, strike, n.1 4. Now dialect. muida1425 A former French measure of capacity, varying greatly according to locality and commodity. Now historical. A dry measure used for grain, meat… hoop1520 A measure of corn, etc., of varying capacity. Now local. tope1530 A measure (of hay, corn, etc.). stroke1532 A denomination of dry measure, varying in capacity according to locality: = strike, n.1 4. anker1597 As a dry measure of capacity. Obs. corn-hoop1660 a measure for corn. gallon1684 As a dry measure for corn, bread, etc. acherset1701 A measure of corn used in medieval England (see quots.). Subcategories:— peck (11) — bushel (17) — six bushels boll (4) — eight bushels or quarter (5) — thirty-two-forty bushels or chaldron (5) — ton (1) — sester (1) — heap as unit (1) — pack, bundle, or bunch as unit (5) — bag or sack as unit (7) — sieve as unit (1) — French units (2) — Spanish unit (1) — Egyptian unit (1) — Indian units (3) — ancient Roman units (4) — ancient Greek unit (1) — Hebrew units (3) |
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