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The chopin was a Scotch liquid measure containing two imperial pints or one quart.
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A gage was formerly a quart pot. Later the term was used to describe a pipe or a pipe measure of tobacco.
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The quart is a unit of capacity measurement equivalent to 2 pints or 1.136 litres.
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Traveller's Tree (Ravenala madagsacariensis) is a palm-like plant of the natural order Scitaminaceae. It is native to Madagascar and the trunk is built up of the bases of former leaf stalks which sheath the newer ones. The leaves are very large, alternate, and are arranged in two rows, with long stalks which are greatly dilated at the base and hold about a quart of water. The numerous white flowers are clustered in large, boat-shaped spathes. The seeds are edible and the leaves are useful for thatching.
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Gage is slang for marijuana, the term originated in the 17th century from the term for a pipe. During the Middle Ages Gage was slang for a quart pot.
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Pimple and wart is London Cockney rhyming slang for port.
Pimple and wart was old London Cockney rhyming slang for a quart.
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Shant is slang for a quart mug, or other mug and its contents, usually alcoholic drink.
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