Cuckoo

In Austrian , the cuckoo , or more rarely a peep , was a measure of volume , which stood for the eggshell , in addition to the concept of a cup without a stem . Half the eggshell represented the volume measure. In contrast, no specific values were given.

literature

Collection of all the same and similar words in the German language. Verlag Johann Prechter, Neuburg / D 1853, p. 44

Individual evidence

^ Joachim Heinrich Campe : Dictionary of the German language: F to K. Volume 2, school bookstore, Braunschweig 1808, p. 1076
↑ Gottlob Heinrich Heinse: Encyclopedic dictionary or alphabetical explanation of all words from foreign languages that are accepted in German. Volume 10, Wilhelm Wedel, Zeitz / Naumburg 1803, p. 2

[1] Joachim Heinrich Campe : Dictionary of the German language: F to K. Volume 2, school bookstore, Braunschweig 1808, p. 1076

[2] Gottlob Heinrich Heinse: Encyclopedic dictionary or alphabetical explanation of all words from foreign languages that are accepted in German. Volume 10, Wilhelm Wedel, Zeitz / Naumburg 1803, p. 2