1. Acre: A unit of land area equal to 4, 840 square yards (0. 405 hectare)
2. Barrel: A cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them.
3. Bushel: A measure of capacity equal to 8 gallons (equivalent to 36. 4 litres), used for corn, fruit, liquids, etc.
4. Dash: In a recipe, a "dash" indicates about 1/8 of a teaspoon.
5. Dram: A dram is a unit of mass that is equal to 1/16 ounce.
6. Gallon: A unit of volume for liquid measure equal to eight pints.
7. Hectare: A metric unit of square measure, equal to 100 ares (2. 471 acres or 10, 000 square metres).
8. Mole: Mole is a unit of measurement for chemicals like atoms, molecules.
9. Ounce: A unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams).
10. Peck: A measure of capacity for dry goods, equal to a quarter of a bushel.
11. Pound: a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces.
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