Whiplash
A Heitscheffel is an old measure of area in the Duchy of Schleswig . Heitscheffel was used to determine the size of parcels in Danish times for centuries .
A whiplash spoke about a third of a hectare (1 ha = 10,000 m² ).
Web links
- Oeconomic Encyclopedia (1773-1858) by JG Krünitz (as an online version)