FIRLOT, a dry measure used in Scotland, containing 4 pecks or of a boll. The Linlithgow wheat firlot (used also for rye, peas, beans, salt, and grass seeds) is to the imperial standard bushel as 0.998256 to 1. The barley firlot (also used for malt, oats, fruit, and potatoes) is to the imperial standard bushel as 1.4562794 to 1.
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