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Convert from quartern-loaf to truss

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Unit Definition (quartern-loaf)
The quartern-loaf is a traditional English unit of weight for bread. A quartern-loaf is made from a quartern of flour. The finished loaf usually weighs somewhere between 4 and 5 pounds (very roughly 2 kilograms).

Unit Definition (truss)
The truss is a traditional weight unit, generally equal to 4 stone or 56 pounds (about 25.4 kilograms). The truss was used primarily for measuring hay. In 1795, Parliament specified that a truss of hay should equal 56 pounds for old hay or 60 pounds (about 27.2 kilograms) for new hay.


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