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noun
A unit of volume used in measuring dry commodities (e.g. grain or fruit).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dry unit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
Narrower terms: British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit, ardeb, ephah, epha, United States dry unit
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