Seam (unit) explained

A seam is an obsolete unit of volume or mass in the United Kingdom

The Oxford English Dictionary^[1] includes definitions of a seam as:

• 6- of sand
• 9imppk of apples
• 8impbu of grain
• 120lb of glass (or 100lb in the 14th century)
• a cart-load, sometimes of a specified amount such as 2-Lcwt of straw or 3-Lcwt of hay or manure.

Cardarelli asserts that it was equal to 64impgal.^[2]

External links

• Web site: Seam. Sizes.com. A collection of further definitions and quotations

Notes and References

1. Book: Oxford English Dictionary. 26 February 2015. Seam, n.2 (1b and 2).
2. Book: Cardarelli, François . Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. registration. Springer. 2003. 978-1-4471-1122-1. London. 34.