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  2. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.

  3. List of obsolete units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Roll – a U.K. unit of mass for butter and cheese [7]: 46 equal to 24 oz (680 g) [7]: 52 Room – a U.K. unit of mass of coal equivalent to 15,680 lb (7,110 kg) [7]: 52 Sarpler; Ship load; Slug; Talent – a unit of mass in the tens of kg; Tank; Tod; Truss – a unit of mass used to describe tight bundle of hay or straw.

  4. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...

  5. Glass milk bottle - Wikipedia

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    A modern British milk bottle owned by Dairy Crest Pint and half gallon returnable glass bottles From the second half of the 19th century, milk has been packaged and delivered in reusable and returnable glass bottles. They are used mainly for doorstep delivery of fresh milk by milkmen. Once customers have finished the milk, empty bottles are expected to be rinsed and left on the doorstep for ...

  6. Category:Milk containers - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Milk containers" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Milk bag; Bag-in-box;

  7. Fluid ounce - Wikipedia

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    An imperial fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 20 of an imperial pint, 1 ⁄ 160 of an imperial gallon or exactly 28.4130625 mL. A US customary fluid ounce is 1 ⁄ 16 of a US liquid pint and 1 ⁄ 128 of a US liquid gallon or exactly 29.5735295625 mL, making it about 4.08% larger than the imperial fluid ounce. A US food labeling fluid ounce is exactly 30 mL.

  8. Plastic milk container - Wikipedia

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    Many milk bottles have integral handles. Milk bags are also in use. The milk is sold in a plastic bag and put into a pitcher for use. Larger bags are the inner bladder of a bag-in-box, sometimes used for institutional dispensing. Small individual containers of milk and cream are often thermoformed or injection molded and have a peelable lid ...

  9. Milk churn - Wikipedia

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    Milk churn stand. In Britain, Ireland and other European countries, milk churns would be left by dairy farmers by the roadside on purpose-built platforms, or stands, at the right height to be loaded on to the dairy's cart or lorry. They fell out of use when milk began to be collected by tanker from the farm and ceased entirely by 1979.