"falt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: falts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} falt (plural falts)
  1. An old English measure of wheat in London containing 9 bushels.
    Sense id: en-falt-en-noun-V9f5NYho Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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