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mitta

mitta noun: an old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.

Noun

mitta (plural mittas)

  1. (historical) An old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
    • Once the mitta, or mett, a quantity of two bushels, is used for salt. The name still lingers in Lancashire.1866, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume 1, page 168

Forms of mitta

pluralmittas
alternative formmett

Origin of mitta

Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *metan (“to measure”). Cognate with German Metze.

Phrases with mitta

Questions about mitta

What does mitta mean?
Mitta means an old English measure of volume, perhaps equal to two bushels.
What part of speech is mitta?
Mitta is a noun.
What is the plural of mitta?
The plural of mitta is mittas.

Words near mitta in the dictionary

  1. Mitsuyuki
  2. mitsvah
  3. mitsvahs
  4. mitsvoth
  5. mitt
  6. mitta
  7. Mitta Mitta
  8. Mittag-Leffler distribution
  9. Mittag-Leffler distributions
  10. Mittag-Leffler function
  11. Mittag-Leffler polynomial

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