Irrelevant units of measure

The Pertica, land measure, contains 24 Tavole, or 96 square Cavezzi

The corn measure, which is called Midmno, answers to 0,7509 of a Hecto-litre, or 2,1312 English Bushels. The measure called Moose weights 44 Occas, or 123lb. avoirdupois : the Coffino contains half an English Bushel.

Despite being referenced in the well-known Peter Piper tongue twister, pickled peppers are so rarely sold by the peck[citation needed] that any association between pickled peppers and the peck unit of measurement is considered humorous in nature.

Scrupulum, meaning a tiny stone (from scrupus sharp stone), indicates a weight of 1/24 of an ounce or, by extension, of other measures. Metaphorically, the stone is thought to be sharp and pricking, like a thorn.

As a weight or a coin, 1/24 of an uncia, or 1/288 of an as[1]
As a measure of land, 1/288 of a jugerum[2]
As a measure of time, 1/24 part of an hour.[3]
The forms scripulum, scriptulum, scriplus and scriptulus can be found, scriptulum being also associated with the lines on a draughtboard.

The Wedgwood scale (°W) is an obsolete temperature scale, which was used to measure temperatures above the boiling point of mercury of 356 °C (673 °F). The scale and associated measurement technique were proposed by the English potter Josiah Wedgwood in the 18th century. The measurement was based on the shrinking of clay when heated above red heat, and the shrinking was evaluated by comparing heated and unheated clay cylinders. The scale started at 1,077.5 °F (580.8 °C) being 0° Wedgwood and had 240 steps of 130 °F (54 °C). Both the origin and the step were later found inaccurate.

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A Last of pipe staves is 4 Schocks, or 240 ; a Last of Timber, 80 cubic Feet. A Load of deck deals is 50 Feet.

Pound sterling

Imperial units.

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