Coomb (unit)
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Coomb (unit)
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A coomb is a measure of volume. Its exact original details are not known. In 13th century England it was defined as 4 bushels. It was in use in Norfolk as a dry measure: "Ben sold my Wheat to the Marlingford Miller this Morning for 19 shillings per Coomb" - Parson Woodforde's Diary, 20 May 1786. The 4-bushel bag was the standard international shipping unit for grain, and the coomb was in common use in farming in Norfolk and Suffolk until well after the end of World War II, in fact for as long as
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Measure of volume
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2023-10-16T21:32:47Z
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