OUNCE
, a small weight, being the 16th part of a pound avoirdupois; and the 12th part of a pound troy. —The avoirdupois Ounce is divided into 16 drachms or drams; also the Ounce troy into 24 pennyweights, and the pennyweight into 24 grains.
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Entry taken from A Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary, by Charles Hutton, 1796.
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