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Old French measure for liquids (especially wine and spirits) with regionally very different volumes. Possibly the name is derived from the Latin cupa (barrel) or culleus (leather bag). In the past, the wines of Hospices de Beaune in Burgundy were sold at auction in cues of 456 litres (today in Pièce). Other sources also mention 405 l and 411 l (Burgundy), 227...

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