Sarpler

Sarpler or Sarplier was a UK weight for wool.[1][2]

Definition

  1. 80 tods,[2] thus 80 x 28 lbs, or 160 stone
  2. 26/9 Wey[1]

Conversion

Based on Oxford English Dictionary definition

1 sarpler = 80 x 28 lbs = 2240 lbs = 1016 kg[2]

Based on Cardarelli's definition

1 sarpler ≡ 2 sacks[1]

1 sarpler ≡ 26/9 Wey[1]

1 sarpler ≡ 330.21524536 kg

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cardarelli, François Cradarelli (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. London: Springer. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sarplier". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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