A traditional unit of volume in Scotland equal to 1/4 Scots peck. This was about 2.27 liters for wheat, peas, or beans and about 3.04 liters for barley or oats
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}