A skein is a unit of length which has been used in the UK. [1] As a measuring unit of cotton yarn or of silk, a skein equates to a "rap" or a "lea". [2] One skein is equivalent to 360 feet (109.73 m). [3]
References
- ^ Cardarelli, François (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. London: Springer. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.
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Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (n.d.). "Special Measures of Length".
A New Set of Arithmetical and Commercial Tables [...] (3 ed.). London: Hamilton, Adams and Company. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
COTTON-YARN AND SILK.
54 Inches make 1 Thread of Cotton-Yarn
80 Threads, or 120yds. 1 Skein, Rap, or Lea - ^ Cardarelli, François (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. London: Springer. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-4471-1122-1.
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