Peck

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A peck is an imperial and U.S. customary unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 2 gallons, 8 dry quarts, or 16 dry pints. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel.

In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure until the introduction of imperial units as a result of the Weights and Measures Act of 1824. The peck was equal to about 9 litres (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (in the case of barley, oats and malt). A firlot was equal to 4 pecks and the peck was equal to 4 lippies or forpets.

[edit] Conversions

• 1 imperial peck equals:
  • 9.092 litres
  • 307.443 U.S. fl oz
  • 320 imperial fl oz (exactly)
• 1 U.S. dry peck equals:
  • 8.81 litres
  • 297.894 U.S. fl oz
  • 310.061 imperial fl oz
• 1 U.S. liquid peck equals:
  • 7.571 litres
  • 256 U.S. fl oz (exactly)
  • 266.456 imperial fl oz

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