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1. Twenty bags, that's a ton of sago, so how many pounds (lb) in a "Bag of Sago"?
2. Probably worth a fortune in the days of the spice trade, the volume of a "Chest of Cloves" is how many gallons?
3. Stone me, how many pounds (lb) to a "Peck of Flour"?
4. A "Bushel of Barley" contains over four dozen gallons, but exactly how many?
5. Just a fraction of a trawler's catch, a "Cran of Herrings" is how many gallons?
6. I've asked many Americans how big a "Cord of Wood" is, and never got a definite answer. My book says it's how many cubic feet?
7. Weighing hundreds of lb, it would be a bit of a struggle for a smuggler to roll up the beach! A "Hogshead of Brandy" contains how many gallons?
8. A "Firkin" is a nonet of gallons, so how many does it hold?
9. A "Load of Hay" is made of how many "Trusses"? They might have been squared to fit on the cart.
10. Skinning enough animals to make a "Last of Hides" seems gross, but how many is that?
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