About The Word Pennyweight
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Pennyweight
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What's The Definition Of Pennyweight?
[n] a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pennyweight: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pennyweight: See Also | apothecaries' ounce | grain | ounce | troy ounce | troy unit Pennyweight In Webster's Dictionary \Pen"ny*weight`\, n.
A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth
part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It
was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.
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