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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT
20 grains.....1 scruple
3 scruples.....1 dram
Ounce and pound are the same as in Troy Weight.
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT
27 11/32 grains..1 dram
16 drams.....1 ounce
16 ounces.....1 pound
2,240 pounds.....1 long ton
TROY WEIGHT
24 grains.....1 pwt.
20 pwt.....1 ounce
12 ounces.....1 pound
Used for weighing gold, silver and jewels.
CLOTH MEASURE
2ΒΌ inches.....1 nail
4 nails.....1 quarter
4 quarters.....1 yard
CUBIC MEASURE
1,728 cubic inches.....1 cubic foot
27 cubic feet.....1 cubic yard
128 cubic feet.....1 cord (wood)
40 cubic feet.....1 ton (shipping)
2,150.42 cubic inches.....1 standard bushel
231 cubic inches.....1 U.S. standard gallon
1 cubic foot.....about 4/5 of a bushel
DRY MEASURE
2 pints.....1 quart
8 quarts.....1 peck
4 pecks.....1 bushel
36 bushels.....1 chaldror
LIQUID MEASURE
4 gills.....1 pint
2 pints.....1 quart
2 barrels.....1 hogshead