liquid measure

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The glasses have clear markings that denote a specific metric liquid measure, such as the half-liter for its golden helles, a German-style lager served in a large mug.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2019

Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2015

Children love to measure, whether by lineal or liquid measure, or by learning to tell the time or to use a pair of scales.

From The Child under Eight by Murray, E. R. (Elsie Riach)

Puncheon, punsh′un, n. a cask: a liquid measure of from 72 or 84 to 120 gallons.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Now, girls, you all know what liquid measure is.

From Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 by Various