struck measure


noun
  1. a measure, especially of grain, level with the top of a receptacle.

Origin of struck measure

1
First recorded in 1930–35

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British Dictionary definitions for struck measure

struck measure

noun
  1. a measure of grain, etc, in which the contents are made level with the top of the container rather than being heaped

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