dry measure
the system of units of capacity ordinarily used in measuring dry commodities, as grain or fruit. In the U.S. 2 pints = 1 quart (1.101 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (8.810 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (35.24 liters). In Great Britain 2 pints = 1 quart (1.136 liters); 4 quarts = 1 gallon (4.546 liters); 8 quarts = 1 peck (9.092 liters); 4 pecks = 1 bushel (36.37 liters); 8 bushels = 1 quarter (291.0 liters).
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How to use dry measure in a sentence
Tables followed, eight and nine times; dry measure, and then questions were asked singly.
A Little Girl in Old Salem | Amanda Minnie DouglasThe resultant compound seemed to me very nearly equivalent to half a bushel, dry measure.
I Walked in Arden | Jack CrawfordA sata is: a dry measure of capacity approximately equal to 13 liters or 1.5 pecks.
They were of all sizes from a half-bushel down to a quart and used for "dry measure."
Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman | J. H. (James Harvey) KiddAn almud is a dry measure equivalent to twelve English bushels.
Reports on the Maya Indians of Yucatan | Santiago Mendez
British Dictionary definitions for dry measure
a unit or a system of units for measuring dry goods, such as fruit, grains, etc
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Scientific definitions for dry measure
A system of units for measuring the volume or capacity of dry commodities, such as grains, fruits, and vegetables. Compare liquid measure.
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