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Pennyweight

noun
1.
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains.





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"Pennyweight" Quotes from Famous Books



... do understand, that our province of New York is the centre of all this trouble; that the men of Tryon hold the last pennyweight, and that the balanced scales will tip only when we patroons cast in our fortunes, ... either with our King or with the rebel Congress which defies him. I think our hearts, not our interests, must guide us in this affair, ...
— The Maid-At-Arms • Robert W. Chambers


Words linked to "Pennyweight" :   ounce, troy ounce, grain, apothecaries' ounce, troy unit


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