noun
Etymology: Middle English
: a series of units of weight based on a pound of 12 ounces and the ounce of 20 pennyweights or 480 grains — see measure table
noun
Etymology: Middle English
: a series of units of weight based on a pound of 12 ounces and the ounce of 20 pennyweights or 480 grains — see measure table
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012