LIQUID & DRY
- Liquid
- Measure based on the avoirdupois pound
- 2 glasses = 1 noggin = 1 gill = 5 oz of water
- 4 noggins = 1 pint = 1 lb 4 oz of water
- 2 pints = 1 quart = 2 lb 8 oz of water
- 4 quarts = 1 gallon = 10 lb of water
- 2 gallons = 1 peck = 20 lb of water
- 4 pecks = 1 bushel = 80 lb of water
- 8 bushels = 1 quater = 640 lbs of water
- Casks & Barrels:
- pin = 4.5 gal (imperial gallons)
- firkin = 9 gal = 2 pin
- kilderklin = 18 gal = 2 firkin
- barrel = 36 gal = 2 kilderlin
- barrel of oil = 42 US gallons
- hogshead = 54 gal of beer or 52.5 gal of wine
- puncheon = 72 gal = 2 barrels
- butt = 108 gal = 2 hogheads
- ton = 216 gal = 2 butts
- Apothecaries Fluid Measure
- 1 drop = 1 minim
- 60 minims = 1 fluid dram
- 8 fluid drams = 1 fluid oz
- 20 fluid ounces = 1 pint
- Dry Measure
- 4 gills = 1 pint
- 2 pints = 1 quart
- 8 quarts = 1 peck
- 4 pecks = 1 bushel
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