mud or mudde

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(Plural, mudden.) In the Netherlands, 1820 – 20^th century, two units:

A unit of area, = 1 hectare. (UN 1966)
A unit of dry capacity, (= 10 schepels = 100 koppen = 1000 maatjes) = 100 liters (about 2.84 U.S. bushels). (UN 1966) Also called a zak or zac.

Prior to the 1820 metrification, there were many local, often ancient, values for the Mud:

After Doursther
Locale	Equivalents, comments	Value in liters
Amersfort	= 4 schepels	182.22
Amsterdam, Edam, Monikendam, Purmerent	= 1 1/5 sac = 4 schepels = 16 vierdevat = 128 koppen	108.09
Bommel		161.96
Buren, Culenbourg, Thiel, Monfort, Oudewater, Schoonhoven		138.35
Campen		117.07
Deventer	= 4 schepels	81.06
Enckhuysen, Hoorn, Muiden, Naarden, Weesp	= 2 sacs = 4 schepels = 16 takels	132.51
Gorcum	= 4 schepels	169.01
Groeningen	= 4 schepels	88.35
Harderwyk		97.65
Harlingen, Leeuwarden (Frisian)		88.45
Heusden, Leerdam		169.03
Rheenen, Wyck-te-Duurstede, Ijsselstein, Vianen,	= 2 sacs	145.78
Utrecht		116.62

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In Belgium

Locale	Equivalents, comments	Value in liters
Louvain	mud or muid = 8 halster or boisseaux = 16 mole-vat = 32 viertel or quartiers	240
Tongres	mudde	194.38

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