Question

What does, "I am eight AND twenty" mean?

This is an excerpt from William Cooper's testimony before the Sadler Committee 1832.

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

I am eight years old      with    twenty working hours daily

Answer 2

Answer:

I am 28 years old.

Explanation:

In the past people sometimes expressed numbers in the way.

Another example would be the time is 'five and twenty minutes past eight'.