dry measure

American  

noun

1. 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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dry measure British  

noun

1. a unit or a system of units for measuring dry goods, such as fruit, grains, etc

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dry measure Scientific  

1. A system of units for measuring the volume or capacity of dry commodities, such as grains, fruits, and vegetables.

2. Compare liquid measure

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Etymology

Origin of dry measure

First recorded in 1680–90

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dry measure

For instance, little Tirza Hemphill, before she learned to rattle off her table of dry measure, as other school children do, had discovered its scale for herself, by practical application.

From Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls by Newberry, Fannie E.

Firlot, fėr′lot, n. an old Scotch dry measure, the fourth part of a boll.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The Bontoc Igorot has no system of liquid or dry measure, nor has he any system of weight.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest

Fat, fat, n. a vessel for holding liquids: a vat: a dry measure of nine bushels.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

GALLON, an English measure of capacity, usually of liquids, but also used as a dry measure for corn.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various