dry measure
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aunitor asystemofunitsformeasuringdryproductsthat aresoldinquantity, such asgrain:
In theUnitedStates, thebushelis thecommondrymeasureforcornandwheat.
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Storekeepers, farmers, and fishermen needed a standard unit ofdrymeasurefor their trade products.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A kenning is an obsolete unit ofdrymeasurein the imperial system, equal to two pecks or half a bushel.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The homer should not be confused with the omer, which is a much smaller unit ofdrymeasure.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Drymeasurecups without a scale are sometimes used, in sets typically of 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, and 1 cup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thedrymeasurevolume containers sold varnished, plain, and rough, depending on customer wants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nevertheless, there was considerable local variation in many of the units, and the units ofdrymeasuresteadily increased in size from 1400 to 1700.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A cuartera is adrymeasurewhich equates to approximately fifteen pecks of barley, and one day later, the king reaffirmed the promises of granting land.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An alternative name, which allowed a different usage with metric prefixes, was the stre, still sometimes used fordrymeasure(for instance, in reference to wood).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I am pleased to take part in a debate on what may be considered by some to be adrymeasure.
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A "firlot" is a fourth part of a boll,drymeasure.
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