peck

In the English-speaking world, 14th century—present, various units of capacity = ¼ bushel.

1

In Britain, a unit of capacity, 1824 - 1976, the imperial peck, approximately 9.09218 liters.

2

In the United States, a unit of dry capacity, = 537.605 cubic inches = 8 U.S. dry quarts (approximately 8.80977 liters).

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