Tarsk
bit (noun): a copper coin worth
from 1/10 to 1/4 of a copper tarsk, depending on the city which mints
the coin.
Tarsk (noun): copper
coin that is the whole coin of least value, equalling 10 tarsk bits.
Tarsk, silver (noun):
a coin worth 100 copper tarsks.
Tarn disk, copper (noun):
a unit of currency.
Tarn disk, gold (noun):
a unit of currency, of the highest value on Gor; also made in double-
weight; many cities on Gor mint their own
money, but the gold tarn disk of Ar is the standard for much of Gor.
Hort (noun):
a measure of distance equal to 1- 1/4 inches.
Ah-il (noun):
a unit of measure, the distance from the elbow to the tip of the
middle finger, c. 18"; analogous to the Earth cubit;
10 ah-il equal one ah-ral.
Ah-ral (noun): a unit
of measure equaling 10 ah-il, or approx. 180".
pasang (noun): measure of distance equalling .7 miles.
Talu (noun):
a unit a measure equalling 2 gallons.
Tef (noun): a unit of
measure, consisting of a handful of whatever produce (such as
dates) is being weighed; 6 tefs equal one tefa.
Tefa (noun): 1) a unit
of measure equalling 6 tefs, or handfuls; 5 tefas equal 1 huda; 2)
a small basket.
Huda (noun): a unit
of measure equalling 5 tefa.
Weight (noun: a unit of measurement equal to 10 Stone, or 40 Earth
pounds.
Ihn (noun): the Gorean second, of which there are 80 in an ehn (minute)
Ehn (noun): the Gorean minute, of which there are 40 in an ahn (hour);
it consists of 80 ihn (seconds)
Ahn (noun): the Gorean hour, of which there are 20 in a Gorean day;
it consists of 40 ehn (minutes)
Tenth ahn (noun): tenth
'hour', the Gorean noon.
Twentieth ahn (noun):
twentieth 'hour', the Gorean midnight.
Hand (noun): the Gorean week, consisting of five (5) days.
Passage Hand (noun): the 5-day period between Gorean months, which
consist of 5 5- day weeks.
Waiting Hand (noun): the 5-day period between the 12th Passage Hand
and the beginning of the New Year, which begins on the Vernal Equinox.
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