homer
/ˈhoʊmɚ/ noun C2- A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
- Synonym of cor: approximately the same volume as a liquid measure.
Plural homers
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The whole place was turned upside down, drawers burst open, and presses ransacked, with the result that an odd volume of Pope’s ‘Homer,’ two plated candlesticks, an ivory letter-weight, a small oak barometer, and a ball of twine are all that have vanished.”
A mantle-piece, with two modern Sèvres vases, a timepiece representing Cupid with his bent bow, a mirror with an engraving on each side—one representing Homer carrying his guide, the other, Belisarius begging—a grayish paper; red and black tapestry—such was the appearance of Lord Wilmore’s drawing-room.
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