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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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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
- (historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
- (chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
- (obsolete) Merchandise.
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