In Weights and Measures
- The number of yards in a chain.
- A cricket pitch is 22 yards in length
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Famous quotes containing the words weights and/or measures:
“What do you believe in?—In this, that the weights of all things must be determined anew.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“the dread
That how we live measures our own nature,
And at his age having no more to show
Than one hired box should make him pretty sure
He warranted no better,”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1985)