Klafter
English translation: cord / fathom
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| 3 +6 | cord / fathom |
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peer agreement (net): +1fathom Explanation: This is definitely a typo and should read "KlaFter" (ein altes Längenmaß = about 6 ft). See: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klafter |
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8 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +6
peer agreement (net): +6cord / fathom Explanation: Probably supposed to read "Klafter." ein Klafter Scheitholz = a cord of firewood http://www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/wernerr/sear... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2006-10-26 19:36:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- klafter [2]a traditional German unit of volume for stacked firewood, comparable to the English cord. A klafter of wood was generally 1 klafter tall and 1 klafter long, but there was less agreement on its width, that is, the length of the logs. A common width was 3 fuss or 0.5 klafter, making the volume about 3.41 steres (cubic meters) or 0.941 cord by the Viennese definition, 3.34 steres or 0.921 cord in northern Germany. http://www.geocities.com/jayatea.geo/dictK.html Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Klafter+Scheitholz+%... Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22cords+o... |
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