 | D. M. Garret - 1886 - 202 σελίδες
...AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) . . equal 1 ounce, .... oz. 16 ounces .... " 1 pound, ... Ib. 25 pounds .... " 1 quarter, ... qr. 4 quarters ... "1...hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight " 1 ton, T. The term Avoirdupois is derived from the French avoir du poids, signifying " to have weight." The pound... | |
 | D. M. Garrett - 1886 - 210 σελίδες
...AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) . . equal 1 ounce, .... oz. 16 ounces .... " 1 pound, ... Ib. '25 pounds .... " 1 quarter, ... qr. 4 quarters ... "1...hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight " 1 ton, T. The term Avoirdupois is derived from the French avoir du poidsi signifying " to have weight." The pound... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1892 - 428 σελίδες
...custom-houses, and in freighting and wholesaling coal at the miues. LONG TON TABLE. 16 Ounces make 1 Pound Ib. 28 Pounds " 1 Quarter qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred- weight . . cwt. 20 Cwt. = 2240 Ib. " 1 Ton T. The following denominations are also in use : APOTHECARIES' MEASURES. 188.... | |
 | 1840 - 370 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. S7£| Grains = 1 Dram = 27^i gr. If. Drams = 1 Ounce = 437J — 1G Ounces = 1 Pound (Ib.) =7000 28 Pounds = 1 Quarter (qr.) 4 Quarters = 1 Hundred weight (cwt.) 20 Cwt. = 1 Ton This weight is used in almost all commercial transactions, and in the common dealings... | |
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WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces 1 pound Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter qr. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight cwt. 20 hundred weight 1 ton T. 
