▁un clean ▁ox head ". ▁( Men ▁kan ▁geen ▁re ine ▁w ijn ▁uit ▁een ▁on re in ▁ok sh o of d ▁t appen .) ▁ ▁A ama am ▁ ▁– ▁ 4 ▁an k ers ▁= ▁ 1 5 5 ▁lit res ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁an k ers ▁in ▁an ▁a am . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁meas uring ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁wine . ▁The ▁size ▁of ▁an ▁a am ▁varied ▁from ▁place ▁to ▁place . ▁It ▁was ▁anything ▁from ▁ 1 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 6 0 ▁lit res . ▁ ▁An ker ank er ▁( anchor ) ▁= ▁approximately ▁ 3 8 . 7 5 ▁lit res ▁An ▁an ker ▁was ▁a ▁measure ▁of ▁volume ▁representing ▁the ▁volume ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁c ask ▁holding ▁around ▁ 4 5 ▁bott les . ▁ ▁Sto op sto op ▁– ▁ ▁an ker ▁= ▁ 2 . 4 ▁lit res ▁ ▁M ing el ming el ▁– ▁ ▁sto op ▁= ▁approximately ▁ 1 . 2 1 ▁lit res ▁ ▁Dutch ▁metric ▁system ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁First ▁French ▁Republic ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁what ▁had ▁now ▁become ▁the ▁First ▁French ▁Empire ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁French ▁units ▁of ▁measurement . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁France ▁replaced ▁the ▁original ▁metric ▁system ▁with ▁the ▁mes