A peck is an
imperial
Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism.
Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imperial, Nebraska
* Imperial, Pennsylvania
* Imperial, Texa ...
and
United States customary unit of
dry volume,
equivalent to 2
dry gallons or 8 dry
quarts or 16 dry
pints. An imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09
liter
The litre (international spelling) or liter (American English spelling) (SI symbols L and l, other symbol used: ℓ) is a metric unit of volume. It is equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), 1000 cubic centimetres (cm3) or 0.001 cubic metre (m3). ...
s and a US customary peck is equivalent to 8.81 liters. Two pecks make a
kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a
bushel. Although the peck is no longer widely used, some
produce, such as
apples, are still often sold by the peck in the U.S. (although it is obsolete in the UK, found only in the old nursery rhyme "
Peter Piper" and in the Bible – e.g., Matthew 5:15 in some older translations).
Scotland before 1824
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 (1.98 Imp gal) (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (2.86 Imp gal) (in the case of barley, oats and malt). A
firlot was equal to 4 pecks.
Conversions
See also
*
Bushel
*
Obsolete Scottish units of measurement
*
Winchester measure
References
{{United States Customary Units
Units of volume
Customary units of measurement in the United States
Imperial units
Obsolete Scottish units of measurement
Obsolete units of measurement
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