And then we've got pennies,* long tons, statute miles, nautical miles, swimming miles,** stone,*** rods, leagues, pecks, bushels, hands, blocks,**** shots, jiggers, ponies, drams, board feet, acre feet, cords, and RCHs.*****
And don't get me started on Whitworth nuts & bolts!
* nail sizes
** 1650 yards
*** yes, the plural of "stone" is "stone"
**** as a city distance
***** the smallest distance you can move a rip fence by tapping

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