Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Holland, a decaliter, equal to 2.64 United States gallons.
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Every acre of land, whether cultivated or not, pays a bushel, that is, one schepel and a fifth of wheat.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Jasper Danckaerts 1898
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The grain by this means fell still lower in price, and while we were there the people could not obtain more than four or five guilders in _zeewan_ for a schepel of fine wheat, that is, sixteen stivers or one guilder of Holland money. [
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Jasper Danckaerts 1898
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