NUMBERS IN PHRASES QUIZ

[suedan]

LAST ONE TO GET AND CAN'T WORK IT OUT

NO. 25 2C IN A Q THANKS FOR ANY HELP

[Brenden]

25 cents in a quarter

[Brenden]

Ignore that-sorry

[Frank97]

Seen answered as ''2 Coombs in a Quart''

[suedan]

THAKS D97X7. I SAW THAT ANSWER BUT WHAT IS A COOMB. THE ONLY ANSWER I COULD FIND IS THAT IT IS A VALLEY

[TOMMO33]

I thought a coomb was several times more than a quart. How about 2 couples in a quartet.

[boxtops]

Not coomb, coomb is a volume weight, not liquid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coomb_(unit)

[Frank97]

Ah, so not coomb then!

[HowardKennitby]

couplets in a quatrain ?

[Salty]

...and in any case, a Coomb is 4 Bushels = (4x8)=32 Gallons = 128 Quarts

[TOMMO33]

But I've found this.
\Coomb\, n. [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL. cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. ? hollow of a vessel, cup, boat, but cf. G. kumpf bowl.]

A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [Written also comb.]

So perhaps 2 coombs in a quarter rather than quart.

[1913 Webster] Coomb


Seems to be both a liquid and a dry measure.

[Frank97]

Quarter sounds better.
From a previous thread
Coomb n. A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter.