Seam, n. [AS. seám, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle, fr. Gr. �. See Sumpter.] A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically: (a) The quantity of eight bushels of grain. “A seam of oats.” P. Plowman. (b) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.