A bag, now esp. a paper bag; a small sack; (Scottish) †a beggar's bundle (obsolete). Also: a bagful. Now regional except in pig in a poke (see pig…
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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 > bag or sack as unit (7) pokec1300 A bag, now esp. a paper bag; a small sack; (Scottish) †a beggar's bundle (obsolete). Also: a bagful. Now regional except in pig in a poke (see pig… sack1314 A sack with its contents; also the amount usually contained in a sack; hence taken as a unit of measure or weight for corn, flour, fruit, wool… pocket1350 A sack or bag, sometimes used as a measure of quantity. Now chiefly in South African and Australian usage, and in specialist agricultural contexts. quarter-sackc1422 (originally) a sack capable of holding a quarter of grain, etc.; (later) one quarter of a sack of a specified or standard size, or the contents of… mailc1503 A bag as a measure of quantity. Obsolete. rare. bag1679 A measure of quantity for produce, varying according to the nature of the commodity. sugar-bag1963 (a) a bag or sack for containing sugar, esp. a bag made of coarse thick paper specially coloured or (Australian and New Zealand) of fine sacking… |
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