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Just read DaveW's post re: The front frame....
And he gave a measurement as 1 finger width or 2. This brought back memories of my apprentice days, a common measurement was, it's got to be within a cock hairs width.
What are other none standard measures.
Eg. The size of a brick Sh.. house
The length of a barge pole
It's a big bastard
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Gnats c@ck and variants thereof...
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"Couple of Miles", its standard farmers measurement for anywhere between 5 and 20miles. Usually used when giving directions to tourists or non locals 
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I have always found the Smidgeon to be a most useful dimension
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It needs to be "within a whisker" or, we were a "hairs breath" away. The first is obvious but I've no idea of the origins of the latter? but I bet someone on here does  I was driving a rented van last year and the satnav had me in stitches, it gave instructions like "keep driving for some distance", "turn left soon" and "traffic congestion en route" - all very helpful!
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Within a gnats...
Just a touch...
A fag paper width..
Just shy of...
A tiny bit..
All were familiar terms in my apprentice days.
Steve
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For the cook who has everything, these measuring spoons provide an exact measurement for “smidgen”, “pinch”, and “dash”. Smidgen 1/32 tsp.; Pinch 1/16 tsp.; and Dash 1/8 tsp.
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"Couple of Miles", its standard farmers measurement for anywhere between 5 and 20miles. Usually used when giving directions to tourists or non locals Usually accompanied by "Oye wood'n go tha fr'm 'ere"
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I was always taken by speed quoted in telegraph poles per fortnight 
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One of my fathers favourites was a 'Tad'.......how much do I need to cut off? 'Just a Tad' he would reply ;-)
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