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TON |
2240 lbs |
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CAROTEEL |
A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about
700 lbs. |
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MYRIAGRAMME |
A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or
ten kilograms. It is equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois. |
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ARROBA |
A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36
lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38
lbs. avoir. |
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BOLL |
A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it
contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six
bushels. A bol... |
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PICUL |
A commercial weight varying in different countries and for
different commodities. In Borneo it is 135/ lbs.; in China and Sumatra,
133/ lbs.; i... |
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TALENT |
Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of
money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic talent, as a
weight, was about 57... |
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DUTY |
The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping
engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel;
usually, the number of ... |
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LAST |
A load; a heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or measure,
generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying for different articles
and in differ... |