Weights and Measures

Length

22 yards = 1 chain

10 chains = 1 furlong

8 furlongs = 1 mile

40 poles = 1 rood (R)

4 roods = 1 acre

1 pole = about 30 1/4 sq yards

Capacity

4 gills = 1 pint

2 pints = 1 quart

4 quarts = 1 gallon (8 pints)

8 quarts = 1 peck

4 pecks = 1 bushel

Troy Weights

24 grains = 1 pennyweight

20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)

12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)

Apothecaries' Measures

20 minims = 1 fl.scruple

3 fl.scruples = 1 fl.drachm

8 fl.drachms = 1 fl.ounce

20 fl.ounces = 1 pint

Apothecaries' Weights

20 grains = 1 scruple

3 scruples = 1 drachm

8 drachms = 1 ounce (480 grains)

12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)

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