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− | ==Length==
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− | 22 yards = 1 chain
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− | 10 chains = 1 furlong
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− | 8 furlongs = 1 mile
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− | 40 poles = 1 rood (R)
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− | 4 roods = 1 acre
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− | 1 pole = about 30 1/4 sq yards
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− | ==Capacity==
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− | 4 gills = 1 pint
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− | 2 pints = 1 quart
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− | 4 quarts = 1 gallon (8 pints)
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− | 8 quarts = 1 peck
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− | 4 pecks = 1 bushel
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− | ==Troy Weights==
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− | 24 grains = 1 pennyweight
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− | 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)
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− | 12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)
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− | ==Apothecaries' Measures==
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− | 20 minims = 1 fl.scruple
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− | 3 fl.scruples = 1 fl.drachm
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− | 8 fl.drachms = 1 fl.ounce
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− | 20 fl.ounces = 1 pint
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− | ==Apothecaries' Weights==
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− | 20 grains = 1 scruple
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− | 3 scruples = 1 drachm
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− | 8 drachms = 1 ounce (480 grains)
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− | 12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)
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