10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORPET»
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A Dictionary of Weights and Measures for the British Isles: ...
FOTMAL forpat, forpet. FORPIT forpit— 8-9 forpet, forpit; 9 forpat [for four part or
fourth part ] . The fourth part of a pk. Equivalent to LIPPY.— 1779 Swinton 32:
Lippie or Forpet. 1819 Cyclopaedia sv weights: At Hexham, with Rye and Peas.
Ronald Edward Zupko, 1985
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Statistical Tables Relative to the City of Glasgow, with ...
Conlenis of the Potatoe Half Firlot, its Aliquot Paris, and of Water, 5125.75 112
1561.875 56 780-9875 28 590-46875 14 195254375 Half Fir-lot, Peck, Half Peck
, Forpet, Half Forpet, TABLE FOR FRUIT. Content; of the Fruit Sleek, its Aliquot ...
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An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language: ...
FORPET, j. The fourth part of a peck, S. It seems merely a corr. 1 hae brew'd a.
forpet o' ma't, And I canna come ilka day to woo. Rit son's S. Songs, i. 184. "
People from a considerable distance will chcar- fully pay 2s. 6d. for as much land
as is ...
4J lb. to the forpet.* Quality and flavour. — Cooked whole, and tasted, with a slice
of Strasburg bacon, exquisite, and met with high approval at table. PLOT II. —
Large and Yellow Lentils. In extent 10 feet square. Seed sown. — About £ lb. in 7
...
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1853
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. A-Kut
I hae brew'd a forpet o' ma't, And I canna come ilka day to woo. Ritson's S. Songs,
i. 184. " People from a considerable distance will cheerfully pay 2s. 6d. for as
much land as is requisite for sowing a cap-full, or forpet of seed, 40 of which ...
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Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of ...
4£ lb. to the forpet.* Quality and favour. — Cooked whole, and tasted, with a slice
of Strasburg bacon, exquisite, and met with high approval at table. Plot II. —
Large and Yellow Lentils. In extent 10 feet square. Seed sovon. — About ^ lb. in 7
...
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, 1853
7
Weights and Measures in Scotland: A European Perspective
224 225 potato forpet and half-forpet, 1801, for EdInburgh Double-ended dry
capacity coopered measure for potatoes (forpet and half-forpet); slightly tapering,
with oak staves and one-piece divider, iron-bound with three bands and with two
...
R. D. Connor, Allen David Cumming Simpson, A. D. Morrison-Low, 2004
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Pet Loss and Human Emotion: A Guide to Recovery
... associations work withlocal government to establish disaster response
plansforthe medical care andsheltering of animals inthe aftermath ofdisasters.
Help. forPet. Parents. Duringa. Disaster. Therapists who truly wish to be of
service to victims.
Cheri Barton Ross, Jane Baron-Sorensen, 2007
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A publication of Hearst Magazines & division of The Hearst Corporation. © 1982
The Hearst Corporation and overstuffed pillows cradle you on all sides.
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A Proposal for Uniformity of Weights and Measures in ...
137333 r.3281 Lippie or Forpet. ' --..=-___._ 549-333 5-3125 4 Peck2197335
21.25 16 4 Firlot. 8789.34 85 64 16 4 Boll. -__.--___ ___.. __ '13062044 1360
1024 256 64 16 lChalder. Rye was sometimes reckoned by the last = 18; bolls. 2.
Scotland, John SWINTON (Lord Swinton.), 1789
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How Scotland was enjoying curry as far back as 1700s
... a “mutchkin” (just under a pint), a “peck” (two gallons) and a “forpet” or “lippie” (half a gallon). And while age-old dishes such as cullen skink, ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Jun 15»
