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noun
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a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
Source: WordNet 3.0
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An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
Source: webster1913