Definition for HEC-TOL'I-TER

HEC-TOL'I-TER, n. [Gr. εκατον, a hundred, and λιτρα, a pound.]

A French measure of capacity for liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a tenth of a cubic meter, or 107 Paris pints. As a dry measure, it is called a setier, and contains 10 decaliters or bushels [boisseaux]. Lunier.

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