Peck
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A peck is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume,[1] equivalent to 2 gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel.
In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure until the introduction of imperial units as a result of the Weights and Measures Act of 1824. The peck was equal to about 49 litres (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (in the case of barley, oats and malt). A firlot was equal to 4 pecks and the peck was equal to 4 lippies or forpets.
[edit] Conversions
- 1 imperial peck equals:
- 9.092 litres
- 307.443 U.S. fl oz
- 320 imperial fl oz (exactly)
- 1 U.S. dry peck equals:
- 8.81 litres
- 297.894 U.S. fl oz
- 310.061 imperial fl oz
- 1 U.S. liquid peck equals:
- 7.5708 litres
- 256 U.S. fl oz (exactly)
- 266.456 imperial fl oz
[edit] References
- ^ "peck". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2011. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/448327/peck. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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