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(food packaging, US) Pound (unit of weight).
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(historical) A Persian unit of weight, equivalent to approximately 12.8 oz.
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(historical) A unit of mass used for gold and silver, used in Burma, approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces.
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(historical) Synonym of achtel (“old measure”)
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Alternative form of ardeb (“An Egyptian weight”) [A Middle Eastern unit of volume used for agricultural crops.]
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An ancient Indian unit of weight, equivalent to around 2.5 kilograms.
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(obsolete) One of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms.
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An old Thai unit of length, approximately 2.6 centimetres.
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A Middle Eastern unit of volume used for agricultural crops.
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An old Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America, approximately 25.36 pounds avoirdupois.
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(historical) A dry measure, in ancient Egypt and Persia
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A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equal to half a gram, but varying between assayers.
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A standard quantity used in assaying, equal to 29+¹⁄₆ grams (the short assay ton) or 32+²⁄₃ grams (the long assay ton).
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A crude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England.
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Abbreviation of avoirdupois. [(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.]
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Obsolete spelling of avoirdupois [(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.]
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Abbreviation of avoirdupois. [(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.]
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(historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
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A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of units, equal to one sixteenth of a avoirdupois pound.
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A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system of weights, defined as 0.45359237 kg in most of the English-speaking world since 1959.
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A weight used in the Middle East and the East Indies, varying from about 223 to 625 pounds.
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(historical units of measure) A Turkish unit of weight varying by location, time, and item from 2–8 okas (about 2.5–10 kg).
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an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel
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Alternative form of beka [an ancient Biblical unit of weight, half a shekel]
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(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.
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Alternative form of berkovets [(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 164 kilograms or 10 poods.]
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Alternative form of bind-rune
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(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
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(UK) A way up a hill in the South Downs.
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A traditional unit of weight in East Asia, approximately 378 milligrams and equivalent to ten cash. A troy candareen is approximately 374 milligrams.
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Alternative form of candareen [A traditional unit of weight in East Asia, approximately 378 milligrams and equivalent to ten cash. A troy candareen is approximately 374 milligrams.]
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Alternative spelling of kantar [a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)]
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(historical) Any of several units of weight, varying from 189 to 212 mg, the weight of a carob seed.
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Obsolete form of carat. [A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.]
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An ancient Spanish unit of weight.
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A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.
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(Philippines, dated) A sackful equivalent to 50 kilograms.
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(historical) A weight of one hundred avoirdupois pounds.
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A unit of mass or volume, one 16th of a sihr.
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Synonym of mace (“old Chinese unit of weight”)
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(Turkish units of measurement) A unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
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(historical units of measurement, obsolete) Alternative form of cheki. [(Turkish units of measurement) A unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).]
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(historical units of measurement, obsolete) Alternative form of cheki. [(Turkish units of measurement) A unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).]
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Alternative form of tchetvert [An obsolete Russian unit of capacity.]
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Alternative form of chatank [A unit of mass or volume, one 16th of a sihr.]
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Alternative form of chittack [(historical) An old Indian unit of weight, equal to five siccas or one sixteenth of a seer.]
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(historical) An allowance of two pounds in every three hundredweight after the tare and tret are subtracted; now used only in a general sense, of small deductions from the original weight.
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(countable) An old English measure of weight, containing 7 pounds (3.2 kg), i.e. half a stone.
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Obsolete form of candareen. [A traditional unit of weight in East Asia, approximately 378 milligrams and equivalent to ten cash. A troy candareen is approximately 374 milligrams.]
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(historical units of measure) An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water.
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Alternative spelling of kopek [A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.]
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(historical) An old silver coin of 15th-century Italy, introduced during the reign of Ferdinand I of Aragon.
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Alternative form of kojang (“former unit of weight”) [(historical) A former unit of weight in Indonesia, varyingly equal to 27, 28 or 30 pikols.]
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Alternative form of kojang (“former unit of weight”) [(historical) A former unit of weight in Indonesia, varyingly equal to 27, 28 or 30 pikols.]
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(units of measurement) Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass.
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(Egyptology) A measure of weight used during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to about 13.6 grams.
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(historical units of measurement) A former small Turkish unit of weight, variously reckoned as 1.5–3.5 g (0.05–0.12 oz.).
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An inhabitant of the docklands.
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An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 44 milligrams.
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(metallurgy) An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight.
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(pharmacy) ¹⁄₈ ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ).
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A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
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(now uncommon) Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
adj
Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
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(historical units of measure) Alternative spelling of ephah [(historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of dry volume (about 23 L).]
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Any of various units of dry capacity, mass and land area used in Spain and the Spanish-speaking world; originally a unit of dry capacity used for grain.
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A Peruvian unit of mass equal to 140 libra.
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(obsolete) A unit of weight formerly used in trade in the Indian seas, varying from about 20 to 30 pounds.
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An African unit of weight, equivalent to about 17 kilograms.
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(historical) An old unit of weight used in trading, equal to 35 pounds.
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A measure of land used in Sudan and Egypt, slightly more than an English acre. One fedan is about 4200 square meters.
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A bar of pure gold that weighs one troy ounce
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Alternative form of funt (“old Russian unit of weight”) [(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 410 grams.]
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Alternative form of fotmal [(obsolete, units of measure) An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead]
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(obsolete, units of measure) An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead
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(historical) An old Russian unit of weight, approximately 410 grams.
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A Persian measure of weight, one quarter of a nakhod.
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(Philippines, historical) A unit of volume equivalent to eight chupas.
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An old Russian measure, one eighth of a chetverik.
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An ancient Indian unit of distance, equivalent to 12,000 feet; supposed to be the distance at which a cow's call or lowing can be heard.
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Synonym of slug (“unit of mass”)
n
(historical) An ancient Hebrew unit of weight and currency, one twentieth of a shekel.
n
(MLE, slang) A Germany-produced car, a “German whip”.
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A former unit of length in India and Pakistan, approximately 2.25 inches (5.715 cm).
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(countable) A very small unit of weight, in England equal to ¹⁄₄₈₀ of an ounce troy, 0.0648 grams or, to be more exact, 64.79891 milligrams (0.002285714 avoirdupois ounce). A carat grain or pearl grain is ¹⁄₄ carat or 50 milligrams. The old French grain was ¹⁄₉₂₁₆ livre or 53.11 milligrams, and in the mesures usuelles permitted from 1812 to 1839, with the livre redefined as 500 grams, it was 54.25 milligrams.
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(historical) A medieval measure of weight, mainly for silver, formerly used in Central and Eastern Europe.
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A Chinese weight (one tenth of a catty) equivalent to 1⅓ oz. or 37.801 grams.
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Alternative spelling of heqat [(historical units of measure) An Ancient Egyptian dry measure of volume equivalent to 10 hins (or about 4.8 litres).]
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A Welsh unit of weight, equal to four Welsh pecks, or 168 pounds
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(historical) A unit of weight (about 0.378125 of a gram, or 0.0133 of an ounce) used to measure opium in British-controlled parts of Asia; a candareen.
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(historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
n
An old unit of length in Guinea, equivalent to 3.658 metres.
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Alternative form of jow (“pre-metric unit of length in India”) [(historical) A pre-metric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch]
n
(slang) A Curtiss JN-4 airplane.
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(historical) A pre-metric unit of length in India, equal to approximately a quarter of an inch
n
(historical units of measure) Alternative form of cab: a former Hebrew unit of volume. [Compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.]
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Alternative form of qafiz (“unit of measurement for volume”) [A unit of measurement for volume; the exact amount varies from place to place.]
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A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
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(historical) A Hebrew measure of length, equal to six cubits.
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a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)
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(US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.
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The twenty-fourth part of a grain; a weight used by goldsmiths.
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A former Egyptian unit of length, equal to 3.55 metres.
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An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
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(rare, Britain, historical) A weight equivalent to about 1.5 pounds, adopted as a standard by British companies.
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Obsolete form of catty (“Chinese unit of weight”). [A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.]
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Obsolete form of catty (“Chinese unit of weight”). [A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram.]
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A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus
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Obsolete form of quintal. [(historical except India) A measure of weight originally equal to a hundred pounds; later, a hundredweight.]
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(historical) A unit of volume used in India until 1920 consisting of 1280 raik totalling 1.7616 m².
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An old unit of measure for grain, used in Constantinople.
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Alternative form of quintal [(historical except India) A measure of weight originally equal to a hundred pounds; later, a hundredweight.]
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(rare, nonstandard) A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.
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(Egyptology) A measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).
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(South Africa) A deep glen or ravine.
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(historical) A former unit of weight in Indonesia, varyingly equal to 27, 28 or 30 pikols.
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A unit of measure in feudal Japan, the amount of rice needed to feed one person for a year.
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A rawhide-lashed sledge with wooden crossbars and runners, first invented and used by the Inuit of Northern Canada, but since used also by non-Inuit people.
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Alternative form of kojang (“former unit of weight”) [(historical) A former unit of weight in Indonesia, varyingly equal to 27, 28 or 30 pikols.]
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Alternative form of kojang (“former unit of weight”) [(historical) A former unit of weight in Indonesia, varyingly equal to 27, 28 or 30 pikols.]
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A Russian liquid measure, one tenth of a vedro.
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Alternative form of krouchka (“Russian liquid measure”) [A Russian liquid measure, one tenth of a vedro.]
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Alternative form of krouchka (“Russian liquid measure”) [A Russian liquid measure, one tenth of a vedro.]
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A pound (unit of weight).
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A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.
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(chiefly historical) Synonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.
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Any of various units of weight in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries approximately equal to 460 grams or a little more than a US or UK pound.
adj
(obsolete) Of a pound in weight.
n
(historical) An Estonian unit of mass, equivalent to 8.6 kilograms.
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(historical) A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.
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Alternative form of lispound [(historical) A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.]
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(historical) An ancient French unit of weight, equal to about 1 avoirdupois pound.
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The avoirdupois or Imperial ton of 2,240 pounds.
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(historical) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
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(now historical) A measure of weight formerly used in Germany, the Netherlands and some other parts of Europe, equivalent to half of the local ounce.
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A traditional unit of weight in South Asia, usually about a gram and variably equivalent to a tenth or a twelfth of a tola; in modern use, standardised to 0.972 grams and a twelfth of a tola.
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An old weight of 57.98 grains.
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An obsolete Middle Eastern unit of weight, the mina.
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(India, obsolete or historical) A weight used to weigh precious stones, weighing more than a carat, usually 1¾ carats.
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A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
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Alternative spelling of maasha [A traditional unit of weight in South Asia, usually about a gram and variably equivalent to a tenth or a twelfth of a tola; in modern use, standardised to 0.972 grams and a twelfth of a tola.]
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(historical) A unit of weight in southern and western Asia, whose value varied widely by location. Two maunds made one chest of opium in East India. One maund equalled 136 pounds of opium in Turkey.
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(India, obsolete) A harbormaster.
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Alternative form of mithqal (“unit of weight”) [A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.]
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A unit of weight, 0.2 grams, used for gemstones, etc.
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(informal) Half a kilogram, or 500 grams.
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Alternative spelling of metric ounce [25 grams.]
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Migdale Hoard, a hoard of Bronze Age jewelry found in 1900.
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(historical) A unit of weight of varying value used in the ancient Middle East, especially Babylonia, Mesopotamia and Egypt; also an ancient Greek measure of weight equivalent to 1/60th of a talent.
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Alternative spelling of mithqal [A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.]
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A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
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Alternative form of mithqal [A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.]
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Alternative form of mithqal [A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.]
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A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.
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Alternative form of mithqal [A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.]
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Alternative form of mithqal [A unit of weight in the Islamic world, usually taken as equivalent to 4.25 grams, used especially to weigh precious metals.]
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Alternative form of mina (weight unit) [(historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver.]
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(historical) An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.
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A unit of weight used in pearl and paper trading (3.75 grams).
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(mining, historical) A Mexican unit of weight for ore, varying from 1,800 to 3,200 Spanish pounds.
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(countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap.
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Alternative form of obolus [A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma.]
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(historical) A unit of weight, equal to one-sixth of a drachma.
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(historical) A unit of weight for gold and precious stones in Brazil, equivalent to 17.44 carats.
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(historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
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(historical units of measure) Alternative form of oka. [(historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.]
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(colloquial, UK, naval) Dartmouth Royal Navy College.
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An oil tanker built in West Germany in 1954, under the Liberian flag.
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A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.
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Abbreviation of ounce; any of various units of weight and volume. [An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.]
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Abbreviation of troy ounce. (ounces, troy) [A former unit of mass equal to 31.1035 grams, 480 troy grains, or one twelfth of a troy pound.]
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Alternative form of panchway [(India, now historical) A Bengalese four-oared passenger boat.]
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Alternative form of picul [(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.]
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Alternative form of picul [(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.]
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Alternative form of picul [(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.]
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(obsolete) A unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain.
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Obsolete form of periot. [(obsolete) A unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain.]
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Obsolete form of paktong. [An alloy of zinc, copper and nickel, closely resembling silver, of Chinese origin; any of a number of similar alloys developed in imitation of the Chinese product.]
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Alternative form of picul [(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.]
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(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.
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Alternative form of picul [(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.]
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Alternative form of picul [(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.]
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Alternative form of picul [(units of measure) A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg.]
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(Sri Lanka, dated) A measure of weight equivalent to that which can be carried using a pingo, perhaps about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) (see the 2013 quotation).
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A monetary unit of Brunei (minted until 1868), and Palembang. Coins were typically tin. Coins with central holes were called "pitis teboh" . Unholed coins were called "pitis bountou".
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(metrology, obsolete) A historic unit of weight used in India, equal to 1 ounce plus 3.25 drams.
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(historical) An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, perhaps equal to 3 cloves.
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An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).
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Alternative spelling of pood [An obsolete Russian unit of mass, equal to 40 Russian funt, or about 16.38 kg (approximately 36.11 pounds).]
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A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
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A unit of force equal to a mass of one avoirdupois pound times a standard acceleration of gravity, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lb_f.
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(countable) a weight measured in pounds
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(dated, physics) A unit equal to the force needed to accelerate a mass of one pound at a rate of one foot per second per second.
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Obsolete form of pound. [The translated name of various non-English units of measure]
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(obsolete, rare) Two thousand pounds; a short ton.
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Alternative spelling of kantar [a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)]
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quarter, pounder: Anything weighing a quarter of a pound.
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(historical except India) A measure of weight originally equal to a hundred pounds; later, a hundredweight.
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A unit of area used in Thailand that is equal, in modern times, to 1,600 square metres (16 ares, 0.16 hectares, 0.3954 acres).
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A traditional Maltese unit of weight, officially 1.75 imperial pounds (0.794 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 800 grammes.
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Alternative form of ratti (“Indian unit of measure”) [A traditional Indian unit of measure for mass, approximately 0.1215 grams.]
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A traditional Indian unit of measure for mass, approximately 0.1215 grams.
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(historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of weight, usually 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg). [(historical units of measure) A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).]
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(historical units of measure) A former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight, usually between 1–5 pounds (0.5–2.5 kg).
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Alternative form of ratti (“Indian unit of measure”) [A traditional Indian unit of measure for mass, approximately 0.1215 grams.]
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(India, obsolete) A unit of weight used for metals, precious stones and medicines, equivalent to 1+¹⁄₂ grains.
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(pharmacy) A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
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(UK dialectal, Scotland) Base coin; one with mixed metals.
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(historical) An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina.
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Alternative spelling of shekel [A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.]
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(historical) A unit of weight once used in the Baltic ports.
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(Roman measurements) A unit of weight equal to one quarter of an uncia.
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A weight of four grains; a carat.
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Alternative form of sycee (“historical Chinese ingots used as currency”) [(historical) Any of various gold or silver ingots used as currency in imperial China.]
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Alternative form of zolotnik [An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.2658 grams.]
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(UK, obsolete) A riverbank
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(Britain) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight.
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A former currency unit of Slovenia, one hundredth of a tolar.
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Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
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Alternative form of tael [Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.]
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(historical) A talent (ancient unit of weight and money)
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(historical) A unit of weight and money used in ancient times in Greece, the Roman Empire, and the Middle East, equal to about 30 to 60 kg in various times and places.
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Synonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
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A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight.
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Obsolete form of tael (“unit of measure”). [Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.]
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Alternative form of chetverik [An old Russian dry measure, approximately 26.24 litres; one fourth of an osmina.]
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An obsolete Russian unit of capacity.
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Alternative form of tiyin [A currency unit of Uzbekistan, one hundredth of a som.]
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(Myanmar) A Burmese measurement of weight, the kyattha, of about 16.3293 grams (0.576 ounces).
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Alternative form of tical [An old Thai measurement of weight, the baht, of about 15 grams.]
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An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, containing two stone or 28 pounds (13 kg).
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A unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams) in 1833, and of a similar but slightly variable value before that date.
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(uncommon) tola (unit of mass)
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(uncommon) A tola (unit of mass).
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A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
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A Russian unit of length, equivalent to 0.01 inches.
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A unit of mass, equal to 1/24 of a pennyweight or 1/480 of a troy ounce, fixed at 0.064 798 91 grams under the metric system.
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A former unit of mass equal to 31.1035 grams, 480 troy grains, or one twelfth of a troy pound.
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A unit of weight, rarely used except in the trade of precious metals, equal to 5760 troy grains, 12 troy ounces, or 373.2417 grams.
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a system of units of weight/mass, mostly used for precious metals and gemstones, in which the pound contains 12 ounces which each contain 480 grains
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Alternative form of troy ounce [A former unit of mass equal to 31.1035 grams, 480 troy grains, or one twelfth of a troy pound.]
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Synonym of mace (“old Chinese unit of weight”)
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A gold-copper alloy used by the pre-Columbian cultures of Central America to make religious objects.
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An old unit of weight, one 40th of a maund.
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Alternative form of vershok [An old Russian unit of length, approximately 4.4 centimetres.]
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Alternative form of verst [A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile.]
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Obsolete spelling of verst [A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile.]
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(Myanmar) A Burmese unit of measure for weight, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds).
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A traditional Thai unit of length, approximately two metres.
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(Britain) Dated spelling of wagoneer.
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Obsolete spelling of verst [A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile.]
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(uncommon, archaic) An old English measure of weight containing 224 pounds; equivalent to 2 hundredweight.
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An old Tunisian unit of dry measure, one sixteenth of a cafiz.
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(historical) A unit of weight, equivalent to 50 kilograms, used for certain kinds of fish.
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(historical) An old Turkish unit of weight, equivalent to 0.32075 kilograms.
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(historical) Any of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin.
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(historical) An ancient Chinese unit of weight, notionally equivalent to 100 millet seeds or 1/24 of the liang/tael/Chinese ounce, chiefly used in denominating small coins in ancient and early imperial China.
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(historical) A unit of weight introduced by the Zollverein, defined as exactly 500 grams.
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Alternative form of zolotnik [An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.2658 grams.]
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An old Russian unit of weight, equal to 1/96 of a pound or approximately 4.2658 grams.
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Alternative form of zloty [złoty, the currency unit of Poland, divided into 100 groszy.]
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Today's secret word is 8 letters and means "Characterized by wickedness or cruelty." Can you find it?