Seam (unit)

A seam is an obsolete unit of volume or mass in the United Kingdom The Oxford English Dictionary[1] includes definitions of a seam as:

* 6–8 imperial pecks (55–73 L) of sand
* 9 imperial pecks (82 L) of apples
* 8 imperial bushels (290 L) of grain
* 120 pounds (54 kg) of glass (or 100 pounds (45 kg) in the 14th century)
* a cart-load, sometimes of a specified amount such as 2 hundredweight (100 kg) of straw or 3 hundredweight (150 kg) of hay or manure.

Cardarelli asserts that it was equal to 64 imperial gallons (290 L).[2]

## References

1. ↑ "Seam, n.2 (1b and 2)". Oxford English Dictionary. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/174236?rskey=hp6gqX&result=2#eid. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
2. ↑ Cardarelli, François (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. London: Springer. pp. 34. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1. https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofs0000card.

## External links

* "Seam". http://sizes.com/units/seam.htm. A collection of further definitions and quotations

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