A traditional unit of volume for dry goods equal to 1/4 peck or 2 quarts. This corresponds to 2.2731 liters in the British Imperial system or 2.2025 liters in the U.S. system. The unit is much more common in Britain
Russ Rowlett (Director), How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement, Center for Mathematics and Science Education University of North Carolina, USA 2005. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictA.html, (Unit of Meas and Covr Factors - Amer) {608}