ELEM:Help w/ archaic terms

[Mary and Seth Putnam <putnam@NORTHNET.ORG>]

Happy New Year Colleagues!!

A fifth grade teacher needs to find out the meaning of 2 words that
are on a 17th century list of supplies:

greates - one bushel (listed under victuals)

gimmows - needed for chest making

I have searched online, archaic dictionaries, colonial reference
works, and the archives to no avail.
I think that "greates" is a misspelling of "groats" but the teacher
isn't so sure. They may be in the OED but I don't have access to one.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

Mary Putnam,LMS
Flanders Elementary
St. Joseph's Community School
Malone, NY
putnam@northnet.org

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