Cooble
A unit of measurement equivilant to 8.04 inches commonly used in Canada. Named after Arthur D. Cooble, the 4th Education Minister of Canada, the Cooble (Koo-bowl) was the premier unit of measurement from 1904-1978. With the introduction of the Metric System, the use of Coobles is being systematically phased out. However; In rural Canada many signs using Coobles are still in existance aswell as on many vehicles manufactered before 1976.
Man, my car is really slow. It can only go 350 Coobles per second (C/PS)