liquid measure
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The glasses have clear markings that denote a specific metric liquid measure, such as the half-liter for its golden helles, a German-style lager served in a large mug.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2019
Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2015
Tun, tun, n. a large cask: an obsolete liquid measure of capacity—in old ale and beer measure, 216 gallons; in old wine measure, 252 gallons.—v.t. to store in a tun.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Then take it off, strain the liquid, measure it, and to each quart allow a pound of loaf-sugar.
From Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches by Eliza Leslie
Hence the bigoncio would = a bushel, or, in old liquid measure, about a firkin.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
