CHAPTER XX
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEANING IN THE NAMES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
1. General remarks 240 2. The nail and the clove; the inch and the ounce 242 3. The carat and the grain 245 4. The tun and the fother 252
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEANING IN THE NAMES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
1. General remarks 240 2. The nail and the clove; the inch and the ounce 242 3. The carat and the grain 245 4. The tun and the fother 252