A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½ and in Hamburg 38¼.
Origin
Borrowed from Dutch aam, from Latin ama, a variant of hama, from Ancient Greek ἄμη ("bucket").
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