United States dry unit

Definitions of United States dry unit
  1. noun
    a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
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    dry pint, pint
    a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
    dry quart, quart
    a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
    peck
    a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
    bushel
    a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
    type of:
    dry measure, dry unit
    a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
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