So if you say "I don't give a dram," that's a little more than 1/3 of a scruple?

Thanks for the explanation of the fat quarter; it was driving me nuts (and it's a short putt).

Palewriter wrote:

...the fat quarter (darling of quilters) [yard of fabric = 36" long by 44" wide; a fat quarter is 18" x 22"];

But why is a fat quarter fat? It sounds like it's just a quarter, no more!

Thanks to PW for the excellent explanation.

As an engineer and pilot, I am often involved with problems concerning mass and weight. Stone, as used to mean 14 pounds, always intrigued me, mostly from an etymological and cultural standpoint. Great Britain uses it, but was it ever common in the United States?