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An '''adowlie''' (also ''adholee'', ''adholy'', ''adowly'') is an obsolete unit of [[dry volume]] and mass formerly used in western [[India]] a standard measurement for grain and salt.

* As a [[dry measure]] for salt, it equalled approximately 2.509 litres (2.28 [[Imperial quarts]]).
* As a measure of mass, it was roughly 1.982 kg (4.37 lb). A '''heavy adowlie''' was approximately 2.031 kg (4.478 lb)

After [[Metrication in India|metrification]] in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.

==See also==
*[[List of customary units of measurement in South Asia]]

==References==
{{cite web|url=http://www.sizes.com/units/adowlie.htm |title=Adowlie |accessdate=2007-01-20 |work=Sizes.com | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070101022415/http://www.sizes.com/units/adowlie.htm| archivedate= 1 January 2007 | url-status= live}}

[[Category:Units of mass]]
[[Category:Units of volume]]
[[Category:Customary units in India]]
[[Category:Obsolete units of measurement]]

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