- fotmal
- a traditional English unit of weight for lead. In medieval England the fotmal was equal to 70 "mercantile" pounds, which is equivalent to 72 avoirdupois pounds.
Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
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Fotmal — Fot mal, n. (Com.) Seventy pounds of lead … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fotmal — (also called fotmæl, fotmel, votmel, etc.) Length. One foot (foot length, foot print or foot space). Weight. About 70 pounds of lead. (Definitions varied between 70 and 72. Weight also depended upon material.) A thirtieth of a fother. A fifth of… … Medieval glossary
fotmal — … Useful english dictionary
Fother — (also called fodder, foder, fodur, cart load, load, wain, waine, wey, etc.): Weight. A cart load. About 19½ hundredweight, dependent upon material. Also, six sacks where each sack is five fotmal. Volume. 40 bushels or 320 gallons. Also, lots of,… … Medieval glossary
Last — 2 wey. Definitions varied, usually about 2 tons, or 60 fotmal, or 80 bushels, or 640 gallons … Medieval glossary
Sack — Weight. Five fotmal (of lead) … Medieval glossary
Votmel — Weight. About 70 pounds of lead. See: Fotmal … Medieval glossary
Wain — (also called cart load, load, wain, etc.): Weight. See: Cart load. About 19½ hundredweight, dependent upon material. Also, six sacks where each sack is five fotmal. Also, lots of, a large quantity, a huge amount, etc … Medieval glossary
Wey — Weight or volume. See: Cart load. About 19½ hundredweight, dependent upon material. Also, 320 gallons, or 40 bushels, or 30 fotmal … Medieval glossary
