Somercotes Quiz 17 Measurement C/d1 Oct

[granny grump]

Please can you help with the following - no number of letters given Any sort of measurement length, weight,capacity, time etc

4. American garden
6 Around the Church belonging to God
24 Principal or very small amount
27 Wild cat
28 Plumb line needed

[ubasses]

4 yard

[dannyk13]

27.Ounce

[THECORBYLOON]

4 Yard

[ubasses]

27 ounce

[dannyk13]

24.Scruple

[granny grump]

Thank you all Just left with 2 I've never heard scruple used in that context

[ladyalex]

6 acre God's acre is the churchyard

[dannyk13]

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/scruple?s=t

[ladyalex]

Scrupulous as ever, Dannyk13
:-))

[dannyk13]

:-)

[emeritus]

28 Fathom ?

[emeritus]

2. (Verb) To measure to the bottom with a fathom pole or line, as to fathom the depths of a pond, to plumb ?

[granny grump]

Thank you emeritus answered and explained

[granny grump]

Sorry I missed one

13 Portia asked for this

I have seen it as'Pound of flesh' - but I thought that was Shylock

[scorpiojo]

http://nfs.sparknotes.com/merchant/page_186.html

[granny grump]

Thank you Jo

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome, GG :)