Stick (unit)

The stick may refer to several separate units, depending on the item being measured.

Length

In typography, the stick, stickful,[1][2] or stick of type[3] was an inexact length based on the size of the various composing sticks used by newspaper editors to assemble pieces of moveable type. In English-language papers, it was roughly equal to 2 column inches or 100–150 words.[3] In France, Spain, and Italy, sticks generally contained only between 1 and 4 lines of text each.[2] A column was notionally equal to 10 sticks.[4][5]

Mass

In American cooking, a stick of butter is taken to be 4 ounces[6] (about 113 g).[7] In Australian cooking, a stick of butter is a larger unit of 250 g (about 9 ounces).[7]

Volume

In American cooking, a stick of butter may also be understood as ½ cup or 8 tablespoons[6] (about 125 mL).[7]

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