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Called a "Commercial Quart" because it was equivalent to 0.8 US fluid quarts. Replaced by the 750 mL "metric quart". Reputed Quart (UK) 25.6 US fl oz: 26.66 imp oz. 757 mL: The "Reputed Quart" (2 ⁄ 3 Imperial quart or 1 ⁄ 6 Imperial gallon) was devised to split a standard gallon into six large bottles and was usually used for wine and ...
The reputed quart was a measure equal to two-thirds of an imperial quart (or one-sixth of an imperial gallon), at about 0.7577 liters, which is very close to one US fifth (0.757 liters). The reputed quart was previously recognized as a standard size of wine bottle in the United Kingdom, and is only about 1% larger than the current standard wine ...
≡ 1 US dry pt ≡ 0.5 US dry qt ≡ 0.125 US dry gal ≡ 550.610 471 3575 mL ≡ 0.550 610 471 3575 L. quarts Imperial quart (qt) ≡ 40 imp fl oz ≡ 1 imp qt ≡ 2 imp pt ≡ 0.25 imp gal. ≈ 38.430 397 6162 US fl oz ≈ 37.884 083 3333 US fl oz (food) ≈ 1.200 949 925 50 US qt ≈ 0.300 237 481 38 US gal
The chart below [6] lists the sizes of various wine bottles in multiples relating to a standard bottle of wine, which is 0.75 litres (0.20 US gal; 0.16 imp gal) (six 125 mL servings). The "wineglassful"—an official unit of the apothecaries' system of weights —is much smaller at 2.5 imp fl oz (71 mL ).
The tun (Old English: tunne, Latin: tunellus, Middle Latin: tunna) is an English unit of liquid volume (not weight), used for measuring wine, oil or honey.It is typically a large vat or vessel, most often holding 252 wine gallons, but occasionally other sizes (e.g. 256, 240 and 208 gallons) were also used.
The quarter of wine was a gallon larger than a hogshead: [15] since the wine gallon was considered to be 231 cubic inches, [17] the measure was 242.27 litres. The ale gallon was 282 cubic inches, [18] meaning the quarter of ale was 295.75 litres. Cardarelli also says it can vary from 17 to 30 imperial gallons for liquor. [19]
From 1 January 2000, loose goods and goods sold in bulk in the United Kingdom had to be priced using metric units, with imperial units optional. They could be dual-priced, so long as the metric prices were not less prominent. [1] [2] In compliance, these tomatoes are priced at £2.65/kg and £1.20/lb.
Bottle sizes vary depending on region, but common sizes include pint, quart or litre. More recently, plastic bottles have been commonly used for milk. These are often made of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) which is intended for a single use and is easily recyclable. [1] Other plastic milk containers are also in use.