sextaries

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sextaries - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sextary \Sex"ta*ry\, n.; pl. Sextaries. [L. sextarius the
     sixth part of a measure, weight, etc., fr. sextus sixth, sex
     six.] (Rom. Antiq.)
     An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an
     English pint.
     [1913 Webster]