mease

English

noun
Definitions
  • (UK) A measure of varying quantity, often five or six (long long or short short) hundred, used especially when counting herring.

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse meiss (as would be used for counting fish, wooden box, basket).

Origin

Old Norse

meiss

Gloss

as would be used for counting fish, wooden box, basket

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

籠

Emoji

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