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Spint

In parts of German-speaking Europe and the Netherlands, a unit of dry capacity used for grain. In the Netherlands, 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of capacity, = 5 liters. Some 19ᵗʰ century values, from Doursther:

Locale	Comments and Equivalencies	Liters
Altona	= ¼ Himt	6.59
Boitzenburg	= ¼ Himt	6.48
Bremen	= ¹⁄₁₆ Sheffel	4.63
Celle	= ¼ Himt	7.78
Hamburg	= ¼ Himt	6.59
Kiel (Holstein)	= ¹⁄₁₆ Sheffel	2.47
Lüneburg	= ¼ Himt	7.78
Rendsburg (Holstein)	= ½ Sheffel	21.26
Rostock	= ¹⁄₁₆ Sheffel, for grain	2.43
Rostock	= ¹⁄₂₆ Sheffel, for oats	2.74
Soest	= ¼ Sheffel = 4 Becher	7.36
Wismar	= ¹⁄₁₆ Sheffel, for wheat, rye, etc.	2.43
Wismar	= ¹⁄₁₆ Sheffel, for oats	2.74