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barrym | 13 years ago

There's an explanation in Mark Forsyth's excellent The Etymologicon claiming it's based on the size of sheepskin.

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KUZxTvay3PMC&lpg=PP1&... (I can't seem to get a direct link to the page, but just click page).

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