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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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Mou China Commonly 806·65 sq. yds. Varies locally. Shanghai = 6600 sq. ft. (Municipal Council). By Customs Treaty =920·417 sq. yds., based on ch’ih of 14·1 inches.
Mud Netherlands  1 hectolitre
Myriagramme  10 kilogrammes=22·046 ℔ av.
Ngoma East Africa 71/2 keilas.
Nin Siam 10/12 inch
Obolos Greece 1 decigramme.
Ock Turkey Legal ock (1881) = 100 drachmas. New batman = 10 ocks, and kantar = 10 batmans ock = 1 kilogramme.
Octavillo Spain 0·29 litre.
Oitavo Portugal 1·730 litre.
Oke Bulgaria 1·28 litre (for liquids).
1·282 kilogramme (old.)
Cyprus 24/5 ℔ av. = 400 drams (Cyprus)
Egypt 2·751 ℔ av. (Customs). 2·805 ℔ (Alexandria).
Greece 2·80 ℔ = 1·282 kilogramme. 1·33 litre.
Turkey 1·1518 pint. 2·834 ℔ av. (old weight).
Onca Portugal 28·688 grammes.
Once France 30·59 grammes (old).
Oncia Rome 436·165 grains.
Onze Netherlands 1 hectogramme. 10 onzen = pond.
Ounce U. States Av. ounce = 437·5 grains
Packen Russia 1083·382 ℔ av.
Palame (Royal) Greece 1 decimetre
Palm Holland 1 decimetre
Palmo Portugal 0·22 metres, 1/2 Roman cubit
Spain 8·346 inches
Para N. Borneo 90 ℔ av.
Parah Ceylon 5·59 pints
Parasang. See Persakh.
Parmak. See Archin.
Passeree Bengal 5 seers.
Portugal 1/3 metre (old).
Pecheus (Royal) Greece 1 metre = 1·542 old pecheuse.
Pecul China 1331/3 ℔ av.
Perche France 22 square pieds de roi.
Canada In Quebec 18 French feet.
Persakh or Parasang Persia Probably 3·88 miles = 6000 guz
Pfund Germany = 16 unzen = 32 loth (old weight)
1·01 to 1·23 ℔ av. (old weight)
Zoll. pfund (1872) = 500 grammes
Prussia Old zoll. ℔ = 1·1023 ℔ av.
Switzerland 500 grammes = 16 unze.
Apoth. pf. = 375 grammes.
Vienna pfund = 500·06 grammes Zoll. pfund (1871) = 500 grammes
Pharoagh. See Archin.
Pic Cyprus 2 feet.
Picul Japan 1331/3 ℔ av.
Straits Settlements,
Hong Kong
North Borneo A measure of 180℔ weight water.
Picki Greece 0·648 metres.
China 25 gallons (dry measure.)
Pie Rome 11·73 inches.
Pie de Burgos Spain 11·13 inches.
Pied Belgium 11·81 inches = 10 pouces.
Canada 12·79 inches.
Pied de Roi Paris 0·3248 metres.

Pike.................Turkey.................See Dir’aa.
Pint.................U. States..............0·8325 imperial pint.
Pinte................France.................0·931 litre
Pipa.................Portugal...............534 litres (Oporto) 424 litres (Lisbon) 500 litres (officially)
Pipe.................Gibraltar.............105 to 126 gallons
Pishi. See Keila.
Poide de Marc......France.................0·2448 kilo = 8 onces.
Polegada............Portugal...............27·77 millimeters.
Pond.................Netherlands............1 kg. Apothecaries pond = 375 grammes.
Pot..................Denmark................1·7 pint = 4 paegle.
Switzerland............2·64 pints or 1·5 litre
Belgium................1·5 litre (dry). 1/2 litre (liquid)
Norway.................0·965 litre.
Pouce................France.................1·066 inch (old measure).Russia.................1 inch
Pound................U. States..............Standard troy ℔ = 5760 grains Avoir. ℔ = 7000 grains
Russia................0·90282 ℔ av. (0·4095 kg.)
Jersey.................7561 grains = 16 oz. Jersey = 1 livre.
Pu...................China..................70·5 inches = 5 Ch’ih.
Puddee...............Madras.................2·89 pints. 100 cubic inches = Government puddee.
Pulgada..............Spain..................0·927 inch.
Pund.................Denmark................1·1023 ℔ av., or 500 grammes.
Norway.................0·4981 kilogrammes.
Sweden.................6560 grains. Varies locally. 5500·5 grains (apoth.).
Quart................U. States..............See Bushel.
Quarto...............Rome...................2·024 bushels.
Portugal...............3·46 litres.
Quintal..............Spain..................100 libras (Castilian) = 101·4 ℔
Portugal...............58·752 kgs or 129·5 ℔ av.
Argentina..............100 libras or 101·27 ℔ av.
Quintal (metric).....France.................100 kgs = 1·968 cwt.
Quintale.............Italy..................1 metric Quintal
Ratle................Persia.................1·014 ℔ av.
Rattel, or Rottle....Arabia.................1·02 ℔ av., nearly (dry measure.) 17·219 ℔ av. weight.
Ri...................Japan..................2·440 miles (itinerary) 2·118 miles (natural).
Rode.................Denmark................3·627 metres.
Roede................Netherlands............1 dekametre.
Rotl, or Rottolo.....Egypt..................0·9905 ℔ av. 0·9805 ℔ av. (Customs Govt.)
Cairo..................2·206 ℔ great rottolo 0·715 ℔ less rottolo.
Alexandria.............2·124 ℔ great rottolo. Rottolo mina =5/8 oka.
Rottol...............Turkey.................2·513 pints (old measure.)
Rubbio...............Spain..................1·012 quarter (dry measure.)
Sagene...............Russia.................7 feet.
Scheffel.............Germany................50 litres, formerly 14·56 metzen (Prussia).
Schepel..............Netherlands............1 decalitre
Schoppen.............Germany................1/2 litre, formerly 0·11 gallon.
Switzerland............0·375 litre.
Se...................Japan..................118·615 square yards (.9918 are).
Seer.................India..................Government seer =22/35 ℔ av.
Bengal, 80 tolas weight of rice (heaped measure), about 60 cubic inches (struck measure).
Southern India = weight of 24 current rupees.
Madras, 25 ℔ nearly. Juggerat, weight of 40 local rupees.
Bombay, old seer, about 28 ℔.
Ceylon.................Measure of 1·86 pint.
Persia.................16 miscals, or 1136 grains weight (Sihr).
Note.—In India the seer, like the maund, varies considerably; usually 40 seers go to a maund.
Seidel...............Austria................0·6224 pint.
Sen..................Siam...................44·4 miles, nearly.
Ser..................India..................1 litre (Indian Law, 1871).
Shaku................Japan..................0·30 metre, also 9·18273 square decimetres; also 18·039 cubic centimetres.
Sheng................China..................1·813 pint.
Shih.................China..................160 ℔ China
Shoo.................Japan..................1·804 litre.
Skaal-pund ..........Sweden.................435·076 grammes or 0·959 ℔ av.
Norway.................0·4981 kgs, or officially 0·5 kgs.
Skeppe...............Denmark................17·39 litres.
Skjeppe..............Norway.................17·37 litres.
Stab.................Germany................1 metre, or 31/3 old fuss, but varied.
Stadron (Royal)......Greece.................1 kilometre.
Stere (metric)..............................1 cubic metre.
Stero................Italy..................1 metric stere.
Streepe..............Holland................1 millimetre
Stremma..............Greece.................1 metric are, 238·1 square pechens (Constantinople.)
Strich...............Germany................1 millimetre.
Striche..............Switzerland............31/3 striche = 1 millimetre.
Stunde...............Germany................Old itinerary measure, 2·3 to 3·4 miles.