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nountercian (plural tercians)
plural tercians
- alternativeAlternative spelling of tertian (“An English measure of capacity for liquids”).
Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallons, a hogshead 63 gallons, a tierce 41 gallons, a barrel 31.5 gallons, a rundlet 18.5 gallons.
1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, page 205Synonyms: puncheon
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