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cabot

(n): son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
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10 months ago reesetee said:

A traditional unit of volume in Jersey (Channel Islands), used for both liquid and dry commodities in trade. The cabot equals 10 pots, which is 17.375 Imperial quarts or about 19.747 liters. For dry commodities, the cabot is roughly comparable to 1/2 bushel.

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