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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>An &#039;&#039;&#039;adowlie&#039;&#039;&#039; (also &#039;&#039;adholee&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;adholy&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;adowly&#039;&#039;) is an obsolete unit of [[dry volume]] and mass formerly used in western [[India]] a standard measurement for grain and salt.<br /> <br /> * As a [[dry measure]] for salt, it equalled approximately 2.509&amp;nbsp;litres (2.28&amp;nbsp;[[Imperial quarts]]).<br /> * As a measure of mass, it was roughly 1.982&amp;nbsp;kg (4.37&amp;nbsp;lb). A &#039;&#039;&#039;heavy adowlie&#039;&#039;&#039; was approximately 2.031&amp;nbsp;kg (4.478&amp;nbsp;lb)<br /> <br /> After [[Metrication in India|metrification]] in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[List of customary units of measurement in South Asia]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{cite web|url=http://www.sizes.com/units/adowlie.htm |title=Adowlie |accessdate=2007-01-20 |work=Sizes.com | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070101022415/http://www.sizes.com/units/adowlie.htm| archivedate= 1 January 2007 | url-status= live}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Units of mass]]<br /> [[Category:Units of volume]]<br /> [[Category:Customary units in India]]<br /> [[Category:Obsolete units of measurement]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{measurement-stub}}</div>

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