mitta

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels. historical
    — Once the mitta, or mett, a quantity of two bushels, is used for salt. The name still lingers in Lancashire.

词形变化

mittas plural mett alternative

词源

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *metan (“to measure”). Cognate with German Metze.
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