Sarpler, Sarplier or (in Scotland) Serplathe was a UK weight for wool.
Definitions
The ''
Oxford English Dictionary
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'' defines a sarpler as 80
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s, where a tod is usually 28lbs
thus usually 80 x 28 lbs, or 160 stone, =
Another definition, half the quantity, is given by Cowell's 1607 book (fourscore=80, 80 stone = 80 x 14lbs = :
A different and apparently arithmetically confused definition is given in ''The Life and Works of Arthur Hall of Grantham'', where he states:
The compendium ''Sizes Inc'' offers a range of inconsistent historic definitions, most of which agree that the term had gone out of use, but suggests that:
References
Customary units of measurement
Units of mass
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