Definition:
in shipping, units of weight used to measure a ship's burden. The exact weight of a last varies according to the time and location the term is used. Usually, a last equals 2 tons.
Type of Speech:
ANCHOR (A North Carolina History Online Resource) is now its own website!
NCpedia search will be unavailable for 15-20 minutes beginning at 5:00 this Friday, March 13. We apologize for the inconvenience.
in shipping, units of weight used to measure a ship's burden. The exact weight of a last varies according to the time and location the term is used. Usually, a last equals 2 tons.