A rather old
system of
measurement whereby
unit ratios are not
based on ten, but rather (at least in the case of
volume), 2. Note:
1
barrel = 2 strikes
1
strike = 2 bushels
1
bushel = 2 buckets
1
bucket = 2 pecks
1
peck = 2 gallons
1
gallon = 2 pottles
1
pottle = 2 quarts
1
quart = 2 pints
1
pint = 2 cups
1
cup = 2 gills
1
gill = 2 wine glasses
1
wine glass = 2 fluid ounces
1
fluid ounce = 2 tablespoonse
1
tablespoon = 2 dessert spoons
1
dessert spoon = 2 drams
1
dram = 2 pinches
1
pinch = 2 dashes, etc...