Adowlie
From HandWiki
An adowlie (also adholee, adholy, adowly) is an obsolete unit of dry volume and mass formerly used in western India a standard measurement for grain and salt.
- As a dry measure for salt, it equalled approximately 2.509 litres (2.28 Imperial quarts).
- As a measure of mass, it was roughly 1.982 kg (4.37 lb). A heavy adowlie was approximately 2.031 kg (4.478 lb)
After metrification in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.
See also
- List of customary units of measurement in South Asia
References
"Adowlie". Sizes.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070101022415/http://www.sizes.com/units/adowlie.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-20.
 |  |
