-
system a
firlot was
equal to 4 pecks, and the boll was
equal to 4
firlots. The
first attempt of the
Parliament of
Scotland to
define the
firlot was in 1426...
-
about 13
litres (2.86 Imp gal) (in the case of barley, oats and malt). A
firlot was
equal to 4 pecks.
Bushel Obsolete Scottish units of
measurement Winchester...
- needed] The
system was
based on the ell (length),
stone (m****), and boll and
firlot (volume). This
official system coexisted with
local variants, especially...
- ****ociated with the
American and
British half-pint
rather than
French units.
Firlot Hekat Hogshead Homer House cord – a
former U.S. unit of
volume for stacked...
-
called because a leap was a
traditional name for a
basket in Scotland.
Firlot Charles Jones (1997), The
Edinburgh History of the
Scots Language, p. 422...
- "Mary’s Quarterland")
Ceathramh was also used in Gàidhlig for a
bushel and a
firlot (or four pecks), as was Feòirling, the term used for a ****hlingland. The...
-
variably defined, but can be taken, in context, to mean a
quarter of a
firlot,
which in turn is a
quarter of a boll. So one peck is 8.75
pounds or 4 kg...
- Over-Auchentiber in the
Bailiary of Cuninghame,
which he
holds for the
payment of 10
firlots and 2
pecks of
oatmeal from the
feudal lord. John Dene or
Deyne is recorded...
