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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Example Sentences

Using greased ¼-cup dry measure or No. 16 ice cream scoop, scoop out and drop 4 mounds of dough onto prepared sheet, spacing them about 1 ½ inches apart.

From Seattle Times

A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or five gallons and three pints, as a measure for liquids; and two pecks and five quarts, as a dry measure.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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Bushel, boosh′el, n. a dry measure of 8 gallons, for measuring grain, fruit, &c.

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

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