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Definition of "liquid measure" [liquid measure]

  • The measurement of liquid capacity. (noun)
  • A unit or system of units of liquid capacity. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "liquid measure" in a sentence
  • "I always wondered why two pipes in liquid measure were called a hogshead; now I know; it was on account of their great capacity.”"