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Meanings of
pennyweights
in anglès
portuguès
pennyweight
espanyol
penique troy
català
pennyweight
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Unit of mass.
dwt
pennyweight
troy pennyweight
Related terms
unit of mass
ucum derived unit
català
pennyweight
Usage of
pennyweights
in anglès
1
At Achin the bangkal of thirty
pennyweights
twenty-one grains, is the standard.
2
A gold dollar piece and nearly two
pennyweights
of Californian gold dust.
3
Got twenty-eight
pennyweights
out of the load.
4
They worked hard enough during the day, but only brought back three
pennyweights
of gold-dust with them.
5
This first piece of gold is now in the possession of Mrs. Weimer, and weighs six
pennyweights
eleven grains.
6
He had to put a number of
pennyweights
into the scale with his own before the two were balanced.
7
I have known it lose, by this process of purifying, as much as from five to six
pennyweights
in the ounce.
8
A ten-penny-weight pearl in Vienna might weigh eight or nine
pennyweights
here in California, or it is more likely to weigh twelve.
9
An old prospector will judge from six ounces of stuff within a few
pennyweights
what will be the yield of a ton.
10
The whole contains 2818 diamonds, 297 pearls, and many other jewels, and weighs thirty-nine ounces and five
pennyweights
.
11
Before the party returned to tea I had washed out all the stuff, and procured from it nearly two
pennyweights
of gold-dust, worth about 6s.
12
It is a large, heavy ring, weighing 1 ounce, 6
pennyweights
,
12 grains, was worn on the thumb, and taken from the mummy at Memphis.
13
In the highlands he was walking with a man who found a piece weighing about thirty-five
pennyweights
,
worth $29, but which he purchased for $4.
14
"Stop, minstrel," cried Mohi; "how many
pennyweights
did they weigh?"
15
"It is my custom," said the other, "to have three
pennyweights
of musk and half that quantity of ambergris put into each fritter."
16
"Let me see; twenty
pennyweights
in an ounce, and twelve ounces in a pound; that would be two hundred and forty dollars in a pound."
Other examples for "pennyweights"
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About this term
pennyweights
pennyweight
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
few pennyweights
many pennyweights
Translations for
pennyweights
portuguès
pennyweight
espanyol
penique troy
peso penique
pennyweight
català
pennyweight
Pennyweights
through the time