Hi My book says a boll is a 'an old scottish dry measure of not more than 6 bushels' ...and a bushel equals 8 imperial gallons (64 US pints) But I don't get the tyme bit ...I don't think it can be thyme ... Irene On 25 April 2010 15:27, Loretta Layman <lynneage@h-o-l.com> wrote: > For Jenny and anyone else who may be interested, Heather has enlightened me > as to exactly what a "bow" or "bowl" is in Scots measures. Puts a new > light > on "thrie bow tyme meill" or "three bowls of thyme meal" > > > > Loretta > > > > From: Heather Grimwood [mailto:heather.grimwood@xtra.co.nz] > Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 4:54 PM > To: Loretta Layman > Subject: Re: [AYR] Kilmarnock Kirk Session Minutes, note 68 > > > > > a bowl /boll is three bushells and three pecks.......remembered > from > tables on back of exercise books studied in hours of > boredom!!.....Heather > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >