old weights and measures
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Gill | one quarter of a pint (same as a noggin)
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| Noggin | one quarter of a pint (same as a gill)
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| Peck | two gallons
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| Bushel | 8 gallons
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| Firkin | 9 gallons or 40 litres
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| Kilderkin | 18 gallons
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| Barrel | 36 gallons
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| Hogshead | 52 gallons (only a puncheon and a butt is bigger)
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| Puncheon | 70 gallons (only smaller than a butt)
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| Butt | 108 - 124 gallons (the biggest)
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| Barleycorn | 3 to an inch
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| Cable | Unit of length, at sea. Defined as 1 tenth of a nautical mile.
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| Chain | Unit of length, equal to 22 yards, which is the length of a cricket pitch
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| Ell | The English ell should be taken as 45 inches
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| Fathom | Unit of length, or rather depth, equal to 6 feet.
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| Furlong | Unit of length, equal to 220 yards, or 10 chains. There are 8 furlongs to the mile.
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| League | Equal to 3 miles
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| Mile | Unit of length, equal to 1760 yards, or 8 furlongs
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| Perch | Old unit of length - same as rod and pole. 16.5 feet.
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| Rope | Obscure unit of length - equal to 20 feet.
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