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homers

/ˈhoʊmərz/

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noun

Varias antiguas unidades de volumen, particularmente

Various former units of volume, particularly:

Examples :

""When researching historical grain measurements, I discovered that 'homers' were once used to measure barley in ancient Judea, but the exact volume varied by region." "

Al investigar las mediciones históricas de granos, descubrí que los 'homers' se usaban una vez para medir la cebada en la antigua Judea, pero el volumen exacto variaba según la región.

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Homero

A former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6 1/2 US bushels.

Examples :

""In ancient times, a farmer might measure his grain harvest in homers, each holding about 230 liters." "

En la antigüedad, un agricultor podría medir su cosecha de grano en homeros, cada uno con capacidad para unos 230 litros.

amount unit history agriculture

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noun

Jonrón

A four-base hit; a home run

Examples :

"The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth."

El primera base conectó un jonrón para abrir la novena entrada.

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Paloma mensajera

A homing pigeon

Examples :

"Each of the pigeon fanciers released a homer at the same time."

Cada uno de los aficionados a las palomas liberó una paloma mensajera al mismo tiempo.

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Fanático, aficionado

A person who is extremely devoted to his favorite team.

Examples :

"Joe is such a homer that he would never boo the Hometown Hobos, even if they are in last place in the league."

Joe es tan fanático que nunca abuchearía a los Hometown Hobos, incluso si están en el último lugar de la liga.

sport person attitude