Winchester measure
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Winchester measure
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Winchester measure is a set of legal standards of volume instituted in the late 15th century (1495) by King Henry VII of England and in use, with some modifications, until the present day. It consists of the Winchester bushel and its dependent quantities, the peck, (dry) gallon and (dry) quart. They would later become known as the Winchester Standards, named because the examples were kept in the city of Winchester. Winchester measure may also refer to: the systems of weights and measures used in
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Set of legal standards of volume
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_measure
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2024-02-26T01:31:02Z
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