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TROY POUND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
Synonyms:
apothecaries' pound; troy pound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("troy pound" is a kind of...):
troy unit (any of the unit of the troy system of weights)
apothecaries' unit; apothecaries' weight (any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces)
Meronyms (parts of "troy pound"):
apothecaries' ounce; ounce; troy ounce (a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound)
