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Bushel :: Bushel (n.) A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap containing ten bushels of apples..

Crane :: Crane (n.) A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a barrel..

Stich :: Stich (n.) A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet..

Polka :: Polka (n.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4 measure, with the third quaver accented..

Strike :: Strike (n.) An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle..

Arroba :: Arroba (n.) A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons..

Enormity :: Enormity (n.) The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous..

Sack :: Sack (n.) A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels..

Gauged :: Gauged (p. a.) Tested or measured by, or conformed to, a gauge..

Monostrophic :: Monostrophic (a.) Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure.

Hypsometry :: Hypsometry (n.) That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively..

Measure :: Measure (a.) Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead measures..

Pipette :: Pipette (n.) A small glass tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, -- used for transferring or delivering measured quantities..

Milligramme :: Milligramme (n.) A measure of weight, in the metric system, being the thousandth part of a gram, equal to the weight of a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain avoirdupois..

Squire :: Squire (n.) A square; a measure; a rule.

Virgate :: Virgate (n.) A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres..

Chaconne :: Chaconne (n.) An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations..

Baculometry :: Baculometry (n.) Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.

Holometer :: Holometer (n.) An instrument for making of angular measurements.

Measure :: Measure (n.) The space between two bars.

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