forpet

forpet
A quarter (fourth part) used especially as a unit of mass or capacity.

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  • forpet — for·pet …   English syllables

  • forpet — noun see forpit …   Useful english dictionary

  • Peck — A peck is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel. In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure… …   Wikipedia

  • Obsolete Scottish units of measurement — Scotland had a distinct system of measures and weights until at least the late 18th century, based on the ell as a unit of length, the stone as a unit of mass and the boll and the firlot as units of dry measure. This official system coexisted… …   Wikipedia

  • Alte Maße und Gewichte (Schottland) — In Schottland haben sich trotz der englischen Herrschaft lange Zeit lokale Einheiten erhalten, ebenso in Irland, aber nicht in Wales. Die Namen der Maße sind teilweise identisch und auch ihre Größen gleichen sich, doch gibt es gleichsam… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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