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					Originally Posted by  Morthoron
					 
				 
				So a "hobbit" refers to weights and measures, eh? Maybe that's why a group of Hobbits is called a "gross".    
			
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 That's only when referring to Hobbits at a free-food banquet. 
That is indeed an interesting find. Certainly not something I've ever heard before. 
You'd think T. would have said so though, if that origin had been a factor.