Knowledge

Avoirdupois

Source 📝

165: 368: 20: 496: 399:, when Europe experienced a growth in towns, turned from the chaos of warlordism to long-distance trade, and began annual fairs, tournaments and commerce, by land and sea. There are two major hypotheses regarding the origins of the avoirdupois system. The older hypothesis is that it originated in France. A newer hypothesis is that it is based on the weight system of 488:, the word "avoirdupois" refers not to a weight system, but to a class of goods, specifically heavy goods sold by weight, as opposed to goods sold by volume, count, or some other method. Since it is written in Anglo-Norman French, this document is not the first occurrence of the word in the English language. 533:(4) it is assented and accorded, That from henceforth one Measure and one Weight shall be throughout England; (5) and that the Treasurer cause to be made certain Standards of Bushels, Gallons, of Weights of Auncel, and send the same into every County where such Standards be not sent before this Time; 1001:
respectively. The quarter is now virtually unused, as is the hundredweight outside of agriculture and commodities. If disambiguation is required, then they are referred to as the smaller "short" units in the United States, as opposed to the larger British "long" units. Grains are used worldwide for
579:
sack or woolsack). The 91-pound weight is thought to have been commissioned by Edward III in conjunction with the statute of 1350, while the other weights are thought to have been commissioned in conjunction with the statutes of 1340. The 56-pound weight was used as a reference standard as late as
192:
standards. The legal actions of these various governments were independently conceived, and so did not always pick the same ratios to metric units for each avoirdupois unit. The result of this was, after these standardisations, measurements of the same name often had marginally different recognised
160:
or "prototype weight" that could be divided into 16 ounces. There were a number of competing measures of mass, and the fact that the avoirdupois pound had three even numbers as divisors (half and half and half again) may have been a cause of much of its popularity, so that the system won out over
172:
Over time, the desire not to use too many different systems of measurement allowed the establishment of "value relationships", with other commodities metered and sold by weight measurements such as bulk goods (grains, ores, flax) and smelted metals; so the avoirdupois system gradually became an
184:
acted three times to enforce a common standard, thus establishing what became the Imperial system of weights and measures. Late in the 19th century various governments acted to redefine their base standards on a scientific basis and establish ratios between local avoirdupois measurements and
525:& acorde qe deſore en auant vn meſure & vn pois ſoit parmy toute Engleterre & qe le Treſorer face faire certaines eſtandardz de buſſel de galon de poys darreiſne & les face mander en cheſcune countee par la ou tielx eſtandardz ne ſont pas auant ces hures mandez 568:
The third development is a set of 14th-century bronze weights at the Westgate Museum in Winchester, England. The weights are in denominations of 7 pounds (corresponding to a unit known as the clip or wool-clip), 14 pounds (stone), 56 pounds (4 stone) and 91 pounds
406:
The avoirdupois weight system is thought to have come into use in England around 1300. It was originally used for weighing wool. In the early 14th century several other specialized weight systems were used, including the weight system of the
473:. Scholars nowadays believe that it was probably written between 1266 and 1303. Initially a royal memorandum, it eventually took on the force of law and was recognized as a statute by King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I. 1810: 1805: 1679: 1660: 1631: 23:
Finely crafted pan balance or scales with boxed set of standardized gram weights sequenced in units of mass. Such scales are used to make the most accurate of fine measurements, such as in the needs of empirical
161:
systems with 12 or 10 or 15 subdivisions. The use of this unofficial system gradually stabilized and evolved, with only slight changes in the reference standard or in the prototype's actual mass.
137:
was then created. It is the everyday system of weights used in the United States. It is still used, in varying degrees, in everyday life in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and some other
3334: 2742: 2037: 760:
In the United Kingdom, 14 avoirdupois pounds equal one stone. The quarter, hundredweight, and ton equal respectively, 28 lb, 112 lb, and 2,240 lb in order for
3855: 1675: 1646: 1627: 3316: 197:
generally remained very similar). In the modern day, this is evident in the small difference between United States customary and British Imperial pounds.
1340:
NIST Handbook 44, Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices, General Tables of Units of Measurement
131:
In 1959, by international agreement, the definitions of the pound and ounce became standardized in countries which use the pound as a unit of mass. The
1338: 542:
The second major development is the statute 25 Edw 3 Stat. 5 c. 9 (1350) "The Auncel Weight shall be put out, and Weighing shall be by equal Balance."
990:
used the avoirdupois system, but continued to use the British system as it was, without the evolution that was occurring in Britain in the use of the
1837: 2082: 2032: 3309: 1797: 516:(r. 1327–1377). First, a statute cited as 14 Edw 3 Stat. 1 c. 12 (1340) "Bushels and Weights shall be made and sent into every County." 2604: 2351: 2076: 3824: 2629: 1277:
School science curricula, especially empirical physical chemistry courses, often introduce students to careful measurements using a
2724: 994:
unit. In 1824 there was landmark new weights and measures legislation in the United Kingdom that the United States did not adopt.
460: 3860: 2624: 2341: 2161: 3302: 2660: 2655: 2609: 2260: 2250: 2151: 1711: 1290:
Great trade fairs grew up in various sites in Europe, and their regulation and enforcement would act to define such measures.
2665: 2235: 2173: 1830: 2599: 2386: 459:
The earliest known occurrence of the word "avoirdupois" (or some variant thereof) in England is from a document entitled
2639: 2614: 2467: 2215: 419:
and an 8-ounce mark. However, the main weight system, used for coinage and for everyday use, was based on the 12-ounce
2523: 152:
The avoirdupois weight system's general attributes were originally developed for the international wool trade in the
3278: 2493: 2457: 2366: 2104: 2042: 2579: 2564: 2518: 2396: 2371: 2356: 2316: 2240: 1823: 1498: 608:) was the smallest unit in the avoirdupois weight system. In the 18th century, the "part" was renamed "drachm". 2574: 2559: 2549: 2539: 2477: 2447: 2417: 2381: 2306: 2225: 2200: 2195: 2190: 2183: 1887: 1233: 3325: 2569: 2544: 2508: 2472: 2452: 2442: 2427: 2422: 2412: 2321: 2245: 2146: 1877: 1867: 1347: 1248: 977: 477: 204:, is generally used for precious materials. The modern definition of the avoirdupois pound (1 lb) is exactly 427:
grains. From the 14th century until the late 16th century, the system's basis and the prototype for today's
2717: 2634: 2554: 2513: 2503: 2432: 2336: 2275: 2270: 2230: 2220: 2210: 2205: 2109: 2011: 2006: 1925: 1920: 1882: 168:
Robust weights like these hexagonal decimal-scaled antiques were used for trade into the late 20th century.
133: 1969: 1024:
of 60 grains) has also been used worldwide for measuring gunpowder charges, particularly for shotguns and
3283: 2462: 2437: 2376: 2326: 2311: 2301: 2265: 2156: 2119: 2088: 1959: 2498: 2346: 2280: 2178: 2124: 2114: 1733: 470: 465:("Treatise on Weights and Measures"). This document is listed in early statute books under the heading 164: 3819: 3273: 2391: 1930: 1463: 3850: 2710: 1954: 1905: 1722: 1468: 1228: 1021: 559: so that the Sack of Wooll weigh no more but xxvi. Stones, and every Stone to weigh xiv. l. 138: 1768: 442:
The earliest known version of the avoirdupois weight system had the following units: a pound of
3845: 3712: 3149: 591: 181: 1701: 1440: 3348: 2761: 1846: 1527: 1483: 1412: 991: 718: 617: 598:
grains and added the troy grain to the avoirdupois weight system. Prior to 1588, the "part" (
584: 513: 232: 551:
qe le ſak de leine ne poiſe qe vint & ſys peres & cheſcun pere poiſe quatorze livres
3788: 3738: 3165: 1791: 387:
gave rise to an increasingly numerous town population and a newly established middle class.
177: 117: 1589: 391:
The rise in use of the measurement system corresponds to the regrowth of trade during the
8: 3804: 3778: 3763: 3266: 3220: 3190: 2619: 2139: 2070: 499:
Comparison of the relative sizes of avoirdupois, Troy, tower, merchant and London pounds.
297: 997:
In the United States, quarters, hundredweights, and tons remain defined as 25, 100, and
412: 3814: 3809: 3261: 3251: 2134: 1910: 1764: 420: 372: 352: 113: 2811: 2766: 1707: 983: 286: 128:
as units. It was first commonly used in the 13th century AD and was updated in 1959.
2166: 1752: 408: 392: 380: 153: 34: 764:
to be easily converted between them and stone. The following are the units in the
252:, as verb meaning "to have" and as noun meaning "property, goods", comes from the 3707: 3607: 3205: 2331: 1683: 1664: 1635: 1253: 322: 313: 3294: 1311: 3783: 3743: 3612: 3235: 3210: 3170: 3103: 3062: 3012: 2733: 2681: 2255: 1872: 1381: 1238: 1756: 1417:. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards. 1959. p. 13. 3839: 3686: 3648: 3582: 3256: 3215: 3180: 3118: 3032: 2836: 2831: 2129: 2001: 1941: 1786: 987: 769: 376: 285:, "goods of weight", things that were sold in bulk and were weighed on large 189: 146: 1442:
Chambers's encyclopaedia: a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people
367: 19: 3758: 3733: 3643: 3628: 3562: 3398: 3383: 3195: 3113: 3098: 3093: 3078: 3037: 3002: 2976: 2867: 2821: 2806: 2686: 1974: 1964: 1949: 1703:
The Correspondence of Erasmus Letters 1658 to 1801: January 1526-March 1527
765: 701: 428: 194: 157: 121: 1346:. United States National Bureau of Standards. p. C–12. Archived from 3773: 3753: 3633: 3567: 3541: 3500: 3436: 3426: 3421: 3416: 3368: 3363: 3358: 3230: 3185: 3108: 3083: 3017: 3007: 2956: 2882: 2872: 2862: 2857: 2852: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2285: 2016: 1915: 1815: 1278: 1243: 1218: 384: 201: 142: 1281:
and standardized weights. These are essentially prototype weight clones.
3768: 3748: 3717: 3691: 3536: 3505: 3495: 3474: 3469: 3464: 3459: 3378: 3200: 3175: 3144: 2961: 2951: 2925: 2920: 2910: 2905: 2801: 1525: 1457: 1214: 495: 1801:. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 66. 3663: 3587: 3546: 3123: 1003: 3658: 3490: 3128: 3042: 2997: 2946: 481: 400: 396: 325: 214: 1811:
A bronze Edward III standard weight of 91lb (1/4 sack) (1327-1377)
1790: 446:
grains, a stone of 14 pounds, a woolsack of 26 stone, an ounce of
3681: 3388: 3225: 2816: 2702: 2691: 1222: 1706:. Translated by Alexander Dalzell. University of Toronto Press. 3577: 3520: 3027: 2981: 2915: 2796: 2361: 1770:
Contested etymologies in the dictionary of the Rev. W. W. Skeat
1025: 469:
dated 2 February 1303. More recent statute books list it among
300:
throughout history has left many variants of the term, such as
268: 262: 247: 241: 61: 46: 3638: 3515: 3088: 2971: 2930: 676: 253: 156:, when trade was in recovery. It was historically based on a 125: 100: 88: 1721:
Marsh, Horace Wilmer; Marsh, Annie Griswold Fordyce (1912).
292:
Only later did the term become identified with a particular
82: 3572: 3510: 3431: 3393: 3373: 3353: 3022: 2966: 2877: 2826: 2791: 2771: 2756: 1743:
Skinner, F.G. (1952). "The English Yard and Pound Weight".
1700:
Erasmus, Desiderius (2003). Charles Garfield Nauert (ed.).
1571: 761: 456:
pound, and finally, the ounce was divided into 16 "parts".
279:. This term originally referred to a class of merchandise: 52: 1745:
Bulletin of the British Society for the History of Science
1611: 1609: 85: 3653: 1676:"A bronze Edward III standard weight of 56lb (1327-1377)" 1628:"A bronze Edward III standard weight of 14lb (1327–1377)" 1549: 1547: 73: 40: 1507: 1806:
A bronze Edward III standard weight of 14lb (1327-1377)
1606: 1594: 1414:
Research Highlights of the National Bureau of Standards
1006:
and smokeless powder charges. Historically, the dram (
186: 1559: 1544: 512:
Three major developments occurred during the reign of
1532:. Taylor & Francis. p. 22. GGKEY:4KXNZ63BNUF 1455: 1421: 97: 79: 70: 64: 37: 587:(24 Hen 8 c. 3) made avoirdupois weights mandatory. 94: 76: 58: 49: 43: 3856:
Customary units of measurement in the United States
1500:
Ordonnances des rois de France de la troisième race
371:The units first became used by wool traders in the 91: 55: 1456: 745: 733: 716: 699: 674: 665: 507: 331: 316: 307: 301: 280: 235: 3324: 594:increased the weight of the avoirdupois pound to 3837: 1738:. Vol. 1. London: Printed by Mark Baskett. 1724:Constructive text-book of practical mathematics 1407: 1405: 1403: 431:, the avoirdupois pound, was also known as the 1647:"A bronze Edward III standard weight of 91lb ( 1490: 1318:(Complete and Unabridged, 12th ed.). 2014 3310: 2718: 1831: 1526:United States. National Bureau of Standards. 296:used to weigh such merchandise. Inconsistent 1400: 971: 346: 337: 261:, "to have, to hold, to possess something"; 274: 256: 246:), literally "goods of weight" (Old French 3317: 3303: 2725: 2711: 1845: 1838: 1824: 1720: 1513: 193:values in different regions (although the 173:accepted standard through much of Europe. 1519: 755: 345:The current spelling of the last word is 1785: 1763: 1731: 1615: 1600: 1577: 1496: 1445:. W. and R. Chambers. 1868. p. 583. 1427: 494: 366: 163: 18: 1742: 1699: 1565: 1553: 1433: 1376: 1374: 1372: 1370: 1368: 1366: 1364: 1362: 1360: 3838: 1497:Secousse, Denis-François, ed. (1750). 616:These are the units in their original 180:authorized its use as a standard, and 3298: 2706: 1819: 1503:. Vol. 8: Charles VI, 1395–1403. 3335:Comparison with imperial unit system 1484:participating institution membership 1357: 1020:grains; not to be mixed up with the 545: 519: 2743:Comparison with US customary system 1590:Tractatus de Penderibus et Mensuris 1330: 772:version of the avoirdupois system: 462:Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris 359:remained as is in the anglosphere. 200:An alternative system of mass, the 13: 2732: 1868:International System of Units (SI) 1304: 14: 3872: 3825:Foot–pound–second system of units 1779: 611: 33: 1669: 1640: 1621: 1583: 508:Toward a uniformity of measures 383:, as population growth and the 134:International Avoirdupois Pound 3861:Customary units of measurement 3279:Foot–pound–second system (FPS) 1449: 1284: 1271: 1234:Units of measurement in France 1: 3326:United States customary units 1878:US customary units (USCS/USC) 1259: 1249:United States customary units 978:United States customary units 478:Weights and Measures Act 1824 1297: 1186: 1172: 1158: 1144: 1122: 1091: 1054: 952:The plural form of the unit 920: 906: 892: 867: 853: 831: 798: 732: 715: 698: 673: 641: 220: 7: 3284:Twenty-foot equivalent unit 1208: 1201: 1193: 1181: 1175: 1167: 1161: 1153: 1147: 1139: 1125: 1108: 1094: 1075: 1057: 942: 927: 915: 909: 901: 895: 878: 870: 862: 856: 848: 834: 815: 801: 743: 740: 728: 725: 711: 708: 694: 683: 655: 644: 158:physical standardized pound 10: 3877: 3718:Kilopounds per square inch 1692: 1316:Collins English Dictionary 1212: 1198: 1178: 1173:short hundredweight (cwt) 1164: 1150: 1136: 1105: 1070: 975: 932: 912: 898: 873: 859: 845: 812: 471:statutes of uncertain date 362: 267:= "from"/"of", cf. Latin; 3820:English Engineering Units 3797: 3726: 3700: 3674: 3621: 3600: 3555: 3529: 3483: 3452: 3445: 3409: 3341: 3332: 3274:English Engineering units 3244: 3158: 3137: 3071: 3055: 2990: 2939: 2898: 2891: 2845: 2749: 2740: 2674: 2648: 2592: 2532: 2486: 2405: 2294: 2097: 2063: 2056: 2025: 1994: 1987: 1940: 1931:English Engineering Units 1898: 1860: 1853: 1757:10.1017/S0950563600000646 1464:Oxford English Dictionary 1026:large black-powder rifles 984:thirteen British colonies 972:American customary system 968:is most frequently used. 907:long hundredweight (cwt) 549: 523: 3727:Other units and measures 3159:Other units and measures 1264: 351:in the current standard 1970:Quantum chromodynamical 1798:Encyclopædia Britannica 1732:Ruffhead, Owen (1763). 1469:Oxford University Press 746: 734: 717: 700: 675: 666: 476:It was repealed by the 332: 326: 317: 308: 302: 281: 273:= "weight", from Latin 269: 263: 248: 242: 236: 139:former British colonies 3713:Pounds per square inch 3150:Pounds per square inch 2083:centimetre–gram–second 1847:Systems of measurement 1514:Marsh & Marsh 1912 756:Post-Elizabethan units 566: 557: 540: 531: 500: 437:avoirdupois wool pound 388: 379:during the end of the 347: 338: 330:. In the 17th century 275: 257: 169: 25: 3349:Thousandth of an inch 2762:Thousandth of an inch 2605:Biblical and Talmudic 2071:metre–kilogram–second 1735:The Statutes at Large 1663:26 April 2012 at the 1634:26 April 2012 at the 544: 518: 498: 370: 167: 22: 3789:Ton of refrigeration 3739:British thermal unit 3166:British thermal unit 1529:weights and measures 1229:Apothecaries' system 1032:Table of mass units 799:dram or drachm (dr) 776:Table of mass units 624:Table of mass units 3805:American wire gauge 3779:Pound-foot (torque) 3764:Foot-pound (energy) 1792:"Avoirdupois"  1773:. Trübner & Co. 1765:Wedgwood, Hensleigh 1682:18 May 2015 at the 1580:, pp. 148–149. 1467:(Online ed.). 1382:"pound avoirdupois" 1033: 777: 625: 618:Anglo-Norman French 429:international pound 355:, but the spelling 233:Anglo-Norman French 3815:Body jewelry sizes 3810:Avoirdupois system 3252:Avoirdupois system 2077:metre–tonne–second 1873:UK imperial system 1657:sack) (1327-1377)" 1031: 1022:apothecaries' dram 775: 623: 501: 413:16-ounce pound of 389: 373:Kingdom of England 353:French orthography 336:was replaced with 170: 114:measurement system 26: 3833: 3832: 3596: 3595: 3292: 3291: 3051: 3050: 2700: 2699: 2588: 2587: 2052: 2051: 2043:Foot–pound–second 1983: 1982: 1960:Heaviside–Lorentz 1713:978-0-8020-4831-8 1482:(Subscription or 1206: 1205: 947: 946: 753: 752: 565: 564: 539: 538: 505: 504: 484:. c. 74). In the 182:Queen Elizabeth I 143:official adoption 16:System of weights 3868: 3450: 3449: 3319: 3312: 3305: 3296: 3295: 2896: 2895: 2727: 2720: 2713: 2704: 2703: 2167:Mesures usuelles 2061: 2060: 1992: 1991: 1858: 1857: 1840: 1833: 1826: 1817: 1816: 1802: 1794: 1774: 1760: 1739: 1728: 1717: 1686: 1673: 1667: 1656: 1655: 1651: 1644: 1638: 1625: 1619: 1613: 1604: 1598: 1592: 1587: 1581: 1575: 1569: 1563: 1557: 1551: 1542: 1541: 1539: 1537: 1523: 1517: 1511: 1505: 1504: 1494: 1488: 1487: 1479: 1477: 1475: 1460: 1453: 1447: 1446: 1437: 1431: 1425: 1419: 1418: 1409: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1393: 1378: 1355: 1354: 1352: 1345: 1334: 1328: 1327: 1325: 1323: 1308: 1291: 1288: 1282: 1275: 1199:≈ 907.2 kg 1196: 1179:≈ 45.36 kg 1165:≈ 11.34 kg 1134: 1133: 1129: 1117: 1116: 1112: 1103: 1102: 1098: 1086: 1085: 1084: 1079: 1073: 1068: 1067: 1066: 1061: 1034: 1030: 1019: 1018: 1014: 1011: 1000: 939: 938: 930: 913:≈ 50.80 kg 899:≈ 12.70 kg 887: 886: 882: 876: 843: 842: 838: 827: 825: 824: 820: 810: 809: 805: 778: 774: 749: 737: 722: 705: 692: 691: 687: 680: 669: 664: 663: 659: 653: 652: 648: 626: 622: 607: 606: 602: 597: 578: 577: 573: 546: 520: 491: 490: 455: 454: 450: 445: 426: 416: 409:Hanseatic League 395:after the early 393:High Middle Ages 381:High Middle Ages 350: 341: 335: 329: 320: 311: 305: 284: 278: 272: 266: 260: 251: 245: 239: 230: 213: 212: 209: 154:Late Middle Ages 141:, despite their 107: 106: 103: 102: 99: 96: 93: 90: 87: 84: 81: 78: 75: 72: 67: 66: 63: 60: 57: 54: 51: 48: 45: 42: 39: 3876: 3875: 3871: 3870: 3869: 3867: 3866: 3865: 3836: 3835: 3834: 3829: 3798:Related systems 3793: 3722: 3708:Inch of mercury 3696: 3670: 3617: 3608:Feet per second 3592: 3551: 3525: 3479: 3441: 3405: 3337: 3328: 3323: 3293: 3288: 3245:Related systems 3240: 3206:Horsepower-hour 3154: 3133: 3067: 3047: 2986: 2935: 2887: 2841: 2745: 2736: 2731: 2701: 2696: 2670: 2644: 2584: 2528: 2482: 2401: 2290: 2093: 2048: 2021: 1979: 1936: 1894: 1849: 1844: 1782: 1777: 1714: 1695: 1690: 1689: 1684:Wayback Machine 1674: 1670: 1665:Wayback Machine 1653: 1649: 1648: 1645: 1641: 1636:Wayback Machine 1626: 1622: 1614: 1607: 1599: 1595: 1588: 1584: 1576: 1572: 1564: 1560: 1552: 1545: 1535: 1533: 1524: 1520: 1512: 1508: 1495: 1491: 1481: 1473: 1471: 1454: 1450: 1439: 1438: 1434: 1426: 1422: 1411: 1410: 1401: 1391: 1389: 1388:. 17 April 2012 1380: 1379: 1358: 1350: 1343: 1336: 1335: 1331: 1321: 1319: 1310: 1309: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1294: 1289: 1285: 1276: 1272: 1267: 1262: 1254:Weighing scales 1225: 1213:Main articles: 1211: 1194: 1190: 1188: 1151:≈ 453.6 g 1137:≈ 28.35 g 1131: 1127: 1126: 1114: 1110: 1109: 1106:≈ 1.772 g 1100: 1096: 1095: 1082: 1081: 1077: 1076: 1072:≈ 64.80 mg 1071: 1064: 1063: 1059: 1058: 1046: 1041: 1016: 1012: 1009: 1007: 998: 980: 974: 936: 934: 928: 924: 922: 884: 880: 879: 875:≈ 6.350 kg 874: 860:≈ 453.6 g 846:≈ 28.35 g 840: 836: 835: 822: 818: 817: 816: 813:≈ 1.772 g 807: 803: 802: 790: 785: 758: 689: 685: 684: 661: 657: 656: 650: 646: 645: 633: 614: 604: 600: 599: 595: 592:Queen Elizabeth 575: 571: 570: 561: 554: 552: 535: 528: 526: 510: 452: 448: 447: 443: 424: 414: 365: 294:system of units 225: 223: 210: 207: 205: 69: 36: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3874: 3864: 3863: 3858: 3853: 3851:Imperial units 3848: 3831: 3830: 3828: 3827: 3822: 3817: 3812: 3807: 3801: 3799: 3795: 3794: 3792: 3791: 3786: 3784:Spinning count 3781: 3776: 3771: 3766: 3761: 3756: 3751: 3746: 3744:Degree (angle) 3741: 3736: 3730: 3728: 3724: 3723: 3721: 3720: 3715: 3710: 3704: 3702: 3698: 3697: 3695: 3694: 3689: 3684: 3678: 3676: 3672: 3671: 3669: 3668: 3667: 3666: 3661: 3651: 3646: 3641: 3636: 3631: 3625: 3623: 3619: 3618: 3616: 3615: 3613:Miles per hour 3610: 3604: 3602: 3598: 3597: 3594: 3593: 3591: 3590: 3585: 3580: 3575: 3570: 3565: 3559: 3557: 3553: 3552: 3550: 3549: 3544: 3539: 3533: 3531: 3527: 3526: 3524: 3523: 3518: 3513: 3508: 3503: 3498: 3493: 3487: 3485: 3481: 3480: 3478: 3477: 3472: 3467: 3462: 3456: 3454: 3447: 3443: 3442: 3440: 3439: 3434: 3429: 3424: 3419: 3413: 3411: 3407: 3406: 3404: 3403: 3402: 3401: 3391: 3386: 3381: 3376: 3371: 3366: 3361: 3356: 3351: 3345: 3343: 3339: 3338: 3333: 3330: 3329: 3322: 3321: 3314: 3307: 3299: 3290: 3289: 3287: 3286: 3281: 3276: 3271: 3270: 3269: 3264: 3254: 3248: 3246: 3242: 3241: 3239: 3238: 3236:Spinning count 3233: 3228: 3223: 3218: 3213: 3208: 3203: 3198: 3193: 3188: 3183: 3178: 3173: 3168: 3162: 3160: 3156: 3155: 3153: 3152: 3147: 3141: 3139: 3135: 3134: 3132: 3131: 3126: 3121: 3116: 3111: 3106: 3101: 3096: 3091: 3086: 3081: 3075: 3073: 3069: 3068: 3066: 3065: 3063:Miles per hour 3059: 3057: 3053: 3052: 3049: 3048: 3046: 3045: 3040: 3035: 3030: 3025: 3020: 3015: 3010: 3005: 3000: 2994: 2992: 2988: 2987: 2985: 2984: 2979: 2974: 2969: 2964: 2959: 2954: 2949: 2943: 2941: 2937: 2936: 2934: 2933: 2928: 2923: 2918: 2913: 2908: 2902: 2900: 2893: 2889: 2888: 2886: 2885: 2880: 2875: 2870: 2865: 2860: 2855: 2849: 2847: 2843: 2842: 2840: 2839: 2834: 2829: 2824: 2819: 2814: 2812:Gunter's chain 2809: 2804: 2799: 2794: 2789: 2784: 2779: 2774: 2769: 2764: 2759: 2753: 2751: 2747: 2746: 2741: 2738: 2737: 2734:Imperial units 2730: 2729: 2722: 2715: 2707: 2698: 2697: 2695: 2694: 2689: 2684: 2682:Absolute scale 2678: 2676: 2672: 2671: 2669: 2668: 2663: 2658: 2652: 2650: 2646: 2645: 2643: 2642: 2637: 2632: 2627: 2622: 2617: 2612: 2607: 2602: 2596: 2594: 2590: 2589: 2586: 2585: 2583: 2582: 2577: 2572: 2567: 2562: 2557: 2552: 2547: 2542: 2536: 2534: 2530: 2529: 2527: 2526: 2521: 2516: 2511: 2506: 2501: 2496: 2490: 2488: 2484: 2483: 2481: 2480: 2475: 2470: 2465: 2460: 2455: 2450: 2445: 2440: 2435: 2430: 2425: 2420: 2415: 2409: 2407: 2403: 2402: 2400: 2399: 2394: 2389: 2384: 2379: 2374: 2369: 2364: 2359: 2354: 2349: 2344: 2339: 2334: 2329: 2324: 2319: 2314: 2309: 2304: 2298: 2296: 2292: 2291: 2289: 2288: 2283: 2278: 2273: 2268: 2263: 2258: 2253: 2248: 2243: 2238: 2233: 2228: 2223: 2218: 2213: 2208: 2203: 2198: 2193: 2188: 2187: 2186: 2176: 2171: 2170: 2169: 2164: 2154: 2149: 2144: 2143: 2142: 2137: 2127: 2122: 2117: 2112: 2107: 2101: 2099: 2095: 2094: 2092: 2091: 2086: 2080: 2074: 2067: 2065: 2058: 2054: 2053: 2050: 2049: 2047: 2046: 2040: 2035: 2029: 2027: 2023: 2022: 2020: 2019: 2014: 2009: 2004: 1998: 1996: 1989: 1985: 1984: 1981: 1980: 1978: 1977: 1972: 1967: 1962: 1957: 1952: 1946: 1944: 1938: 1937: 1935: 1934: 1928: 1923: 1918: 1913: 1908: 1902: 1900: 1896: 1895: 1893: 1892: 1891: 1890: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1864: 1862: 1855: 1851: 1850: 1843: 1842: 1835: 1828: 1820: 1814: 1813: 1808: 1803: 1789:, ed. (1911). 1787:Chisholm, Hugh 1781: 1780:External links 1778: 1776: 1775: 1761: 1740: 1729: 1718: 1712: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1688: 1687: 1668: 1639: 1620: 1618:, p. 264. 1605: 1603:, p. 227. 1593: 1582: 1570: 1568:, p. 607. 1558: 1556:, p. 186. 1543: 1518: 1506: 1489: 1448: 1432: 1420: 1399: 1356: 1353:on 2006-11-26. 1337:"Appendix C". 1329: 1302: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1293: 1292: 1283: 1269: 1268: 1266: 1263: 1261: 1258: 1257: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1239:Imperial units 1236: 1231: 1210: 1207: 1204: 1203: 1200: 1197: 1192: 1184: 1183: 1180: 1177: 1174: 1170: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1156: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1142: 1141: 1138: 1135: 1124: 1120: 1119: 1107: 1104: 1093: 1089: 1088: 1074: 1069: 1056: 1052: 1051: 1048: 1043: 1038: 976:Main article: 973: 970: 945: 944: 941: 931: 926: 918: 917: 914: 911: 908: 904: 903: 900: 897: 894: 890: 889: 877: 872: 869: 865: 864: 861: 858: 855: 851: 850: 847: 844: 833: 829: 828: 814: 811: 800: 796: 795: 792: 787: 782: 757: 754: 751: 750: 742: 739: 730: 729: 727: 724: 713: 712: 710: 707: 696: 695: 693: 682: 671: 670: 654: 643: 639: 638: 635: 630: 613: 612:Original forms 610: 563: 562: 555: 537: 536: 529: 509: 506: 503: 502: 364: 361: 309:haber de peyse 289:or balances. 222: 219: 185:international 108:; abbreviated 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3873: 3862: 3859: 3857: 3854: 3852: 3849: 3847: 3846:Units of mass 3844: 3843: 3841: 3826: 3823: 3821: 3818: 3816: 3813: 3811: 3808: 3806: 3803: 3802: 3800: 3796: 3790: 3787: 3785: 3782: 3780: 3777: 3775: 3772: 3770: 3767: 3765: 3762: 3760: 3757: 3755: 3752: 3750: 3747: 3745: 3742: 3740: 3737: 3735: 3732: 3731: 3729: 3725: 3719: 3716: 3714: 3711: 3709: 3706: 3705: 3703: 3699: 3693: 3690: 3688: 3685: 3683: 3680: 3679: 3677: 3673: 3665: 3662: 3660: 3657: 3656: 3655: 3652: 3650: 3649:Hundredweight 3647: 3645: 3642: 3640: 3637: 3635: 3632: 3630: 3627: 3626: 3624: 3620: 3614: 3611: 3609: 3606: 3605: 3603: 3599: 3589: 3586: 3584: 3581: 3579: 3576: 3574: 3571: 3569: 3566: 3564: 3561: 3560: 3558: 3554: 3548: 3545: 3543: 3540: 3538: 3535: 3534: 3532: 3528: 3522: 3519: 3517: 3514: 3512: 3509: 3507: 3504: 3502: 3499: 3497: 3494: 3492: 3489: 3488: 3486: 3482: 3476: 3473: 3471: 3468: 3466: 3463: 3461: 3458: 3457: 3455: 3451: 3448: 3444: 3438: 3435: 3433: 3430: 3428: 3425: 3423: 3420: 3418: 3415: 3414: 3412: 3408: 3400: 3397: 3396: 3395: 3392: 3390: 3387: 3385: 3382: 3380: 3377: 3375: 3372: 3370: 3367: 3365: 3362: 3360: 3357: 3355: 3352: 3350: 3347: 3346: 3344: 3340: 3336: 3331: 3327: 3320: 3315: 3313: 3308: 3306: 3301: 3300: 3297: 3285: 3282: 3280: 3277: 3275: 3272: 3268: 3265: 3263: 3260: 3259: 3258: 3257:English units 3255: 3253: 3250: 3249: 3247: 3243: 3237: 3234: 3232: 3229: 3227: 3224: 3222: 3219: 3217: 3216:Pound (force) 3214: 3212: 3209: 3207: 3204: 3202: 3199: 3197: 3194: 3192: 3189: 3187: 3184: 3182: 3179: 3177: 3174: 3172: 3169: 3167: 3164: 3163: 3161: 3157: 3151: 3148: 3146: 3143: 3142: 3140: 3136: 3130: 3127: 3125: 3122: 3120: 3119:Hundredweight 3117: 3115: 3112: 3110: 3107: 3105: 3102: 3100: 3097: 3095: 3092: 3090: 3087: 3085: 3082: 3080: 3077: 3076: 3074: 3070: 3064: 3061: 3060: 3058: 3054: 3044: 3041: 3039: 3036: 3034: 3031: 3029: 3026: 3024: 3021: 3019: 3016: 3014: 3013:Fluid Scruple 3011: 3009: 3006: 3004: 3001: 2999: 2996: 2995: 2993: 2989: 2983: 2980: 2978: 2975: 2973: 2970: 2968: 2965: 2963: 2960: 2958: 2955: 2953: 2950: 2948: 2945: 2944: 2942: 2938: 2932: 2929: 2927: 2924: 2922: 2919: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2907: 2904: 2903: 2901: 2897: 2894: 2890: 2884: 2881: 2879: 2876: 2874: 2871: 2869: 2866: 2864: 2861: 2859: 2856: 2854: 2851: 2850: 2848: 2844: 2838: 2835: 2833: 2832:Nautical mile 2830: 2828: 2825: 2823: 2820: 2818: 2815: 2813: 2810: 2808: 2805: 2803: 2800: 2798: 2795: 2793: 2790: 2788: 2785: 2783: 2780: 2778: 2775: 2773: 2770: 2768: 2765: 2763: 2760: 2758: 2755: 2754: 2752: 2748: 2744: 2739: 2735: 2728: 2723: 2721: 2716: 2714: 2709: 2708: 2705: 2693: 2690: 2688: 2685: 2683: 2680: 2679: 2677: 2673: 2667: 2664: 2662: 2659: 2657: 2654: 2653: 2651: 2649:List articles 2647: 2641: 2638: 2636: 2633: 2631: 2628: 2626: 2623: 2621: 2618: 2616: 2613: 2611: 2608: 2606: 2603: 2601: 2598: 2597: 2595: 2591: 2581: 2578: 2576: 2573: 2571: 2568: 2566: 2563: 2561: 2558: 2556: 2553: 2551: 2548: 2546: 2543: 2541: 2538: 2537: 2535: 2533:South America 2531: 2525: 2522: 2520: 2517: 2515: 2512: 2510: 2507: 2505: 2502: 2500: 2497: 2495: 2492: 2491: 2489: 2487:North America 2485: 2479: 2476: 2474: 2471: 2469: 2468:South African 2466: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2441: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2411: 2410: 2408: 2404: 2398: 2395: 2393: 2390: 2388: 2385: 2383: 2380: 2378: 2375: 2373: 2370: 2368: 2365: 2363: 2360: 2358: 2355: 2353: 2350: 2348: 2345: 2343: 2340: 2338: 2335: 2333: 2330: 2328: 2325: 2323: 2320: 2318: 2315: 2313: 2310: 2308: 2305: 2303: 2300: 2299: 2297: 2293: 2287: 2284: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2274: 2272: 2269: 2267: 2264: 2262: 2259: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2249: 2247: 2244: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2232: 2229: 2227: 2224: 2222: 2219: 2217: 2216:Luxembourgian 2214: 2212: 2209: 2207: 2204: 2202: 2199: 2197: 2194: 2192: 2189: 2185: 2182: 2181: 2180: 2177: 2175: 2172: 2168: 2165: 2163: 2160: 2159: 2158: 2155: 2153: 2150: 2148: 2145: 2141: 2138: 2136: 2133: 2132: 2131: 2128: 2126: 2123: 2121: 2118: 2116: 2113: 2111: 2108: 2106: 2103: 2102: 2100: 2096: 2090: 2089:gravitational 2087: 2084: 2081: 2078: 2075: 2072: 2069: 2068: 2066: 2062: 2059: 2055: 2044: 2041: 2039: 2036: 2034: 2031: 2030: 2028: 2024: 2018: 2015: 2013: 2010: 2008: 2005: 2003: 2000: 1999: 1997: 1993: 1990: 1986: 1976: 1973: 1971: 1968: 1966: 1963: 1961: 1958: 1956: 1953: 1951: 1948: 1947: 1945: 1943: 1939: 1932: 1929: 1927: 1924: 1922: 1919: 1917: 1914: 1912: 1909: 1907: 1906:Apothecaries' 1904: 1903: 1901: 1897: 1889: 1886: 1885: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1865: 1863: 1859: 1856: 1852: 1848: 1841: 1836: 1834: 1829: 1827: 1822: 1821: 1818: 1812: 1809: 1807: 1804: 1800: 1799: 1793: 1788: 1784: 1783: 1772: 1771: 1766: 1762: 1758: 1754: 1750: 1746: 1741: 1737: 1736: 1730: 1726: 1725: 1719: 1715: 1709: 1705: 1704: 1698: 1697: 1685: 1681: 1677: 1672: 1666: 1662: 1658: 1643: 1637: 1633: 1629: 1624: 1617: 1616:Ruffhead 1763 1612: 1610: 1602: 1601:Ruffhead 1763 1597: 1591: 1586: 1579: 1578:Ruffhead 1763 1574: 1567: 1562: 1555: 1550: 1548: 1531: 1530: 1522: 1516:, p. 79. 1515: 1510: 1502: 1501: 1493: 1485: 1470: 1466: 1465: 1459: 1458:"avoirdupois" 1452: 1444: 1443: 1436: 1430:, p. 14. 1429: 1428:Wedgwood 1882 1424: 1416: 1415: 1408: 1406: 1404: 1387: 1383: 1377: 1375: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1367: 1365: 1363: 1361: 1349: 1342: 1341: 1333: 1317: 1313: 1312:"avoirdupois" 1307: 1303: 1287: 1280: 1274: 1270: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1226: 1224: 1220: 1216: 1185: 1171: 1159:quarter (qr) 1157: 1143: 1121: 1090: 1053: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1036: 1035: 1029: 1027: 1023: 1005: 995: 993: 989: 988:North America 985: 979: 969: 967: 963: 959: 955: 951: 919: 905: 893:quarter (qr) 891: 866: 852: 830: 797: 793: 788: 783: 780: 779: 773: 771: 767: 763: 748: 736: 731: 721: 720: 714: 704: 703: 697: 679: 678: 672: 668: 640: 636: 631: 628: 627: 621: 619: 609: 593: 588: 586: 583:A statute of 581: 560: 556: 553: 548: 547: 543: 534: 530: 527: 522: 521: 517: 515: 497: 493: 492: 489: 487: 483: 479: 474: 472: 468: 464: 463: 457: 440: 438: 434: 430: 422: 418: 410: 404: 402: 398: 394: 386: 382: 378: 377:Low Countries 374: 369: 360: 358: 354: 349: 343: 340: 334: 328: 324: 319: 315: 310: 304: 299: 295: 290: 288: 283: 282:aveir de peis 277: 271: 265: 259: 255: 250: 244: 243:avoir du pois 238: 237:aveir de peis 234: 229: 218: 216: 203: 198: 196: 191: 190:metric system 188: 183: 179: 174: 166: 162: 159: 155: 150: 148: 147:metric system 144: 140: 136: 135: 129: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 105: 30: 21: 3759:Foot-lambert 3734:Bolt (cloth) 3196:Foot-poundal 3114:Long hundred 3094:Pound (mass) 3018:Fluid Drachm 2977:Trade gallon 2630:Mesopotamian 2524:Puerto Rican 1921:Astronomical 1796: 1769: 1748: 1744: 1734: 1723: 1702: 1671: 1642: 1623: 1596: 1585: 1573: 1566:Erasmus 2003 1561: 1554:Skinner 1952 1534:. Retrieved 1528: 1521: 1509: 1499: 1492: 1472:. Retrieved 1462: 1451: 1441: 1435: 1423: 1413: 1392:13 September 1390:. Retrieved 1385: 1348:the original 1339: 1332: 1320:. Retrieved 1315: 1306: 1286: 1273: 999:2000 lb 996: 981: 965: 961: 957: 953: 949: 948: 759: 735:sak de leine 615: 589: 582: 567: 558: 550: 541: 532: 524: 511: 485: 475: 466: 461: 458: 441: 436: 432: 405: 390: 356: 344: 303:haberty-poie 293: 291: 227: 224: 199: 176:In England, 175: 171: 151: 132: 130: 109: 28: 27: 3754:Foot-candle 3687:Pound-force 3501:Fluid ounce 3437:Square mile 3427:Square yard 3422:Square foot 3417:Square inch 3186:Foot-candle 2957:Fluid ounce 2883:Square mile 2863:Square yard 2858:Square foot 2853:Square inch 2494:Costa Rican 2458:Seychellois 2367:Singaporean 2162:Traditional 2017:Metrication 1955:Geometrised 1911:Avoirdupois 1727:. J. Wiley. 1322:February 9, 1279:pan balance 1244:Troy weight 1219:Pound-force 1168:25 lb 1145:pound (lb) 1123:ounce (oz) 1055:grain (gr) 868:stone (st) 854:pound (lb) 832:ounce (oz) 738:(woolsack) 467:31 Edward I 421:tower pound 385:Renaissance 357:avoirdupois 321:became the 298:orthography 228:avoirdupois 202:troy system 29:Avoirdupois 3840:Categories 3769:Horsepower 3749:Fahrenheit 3537:Board foot 3496:Tablespoon 3475:Cubic mile 3470:Cubic yard 3465:Cubic foot 3460:Cubic inch 3262:Winchester 3221:Pound-foot 3201:Horsepower 3191:Foot-pound 3176:Fahrenheit 2952:Tablespoon 2926:Cubic mile 2921:Cubic yard 2911:Cubic foot 2906:Cubic inch 2767:Barleycorn 2580:Venezuelan 2565:Paraguayan 2519:Nicaraguan 2397:Vietnamese 2372:Sri Lankan 2357:Philippine 2317:Indonesian 2241:Portuguese 2135:Winchester 2038:Comparison 1988:Background 1926:Electrical 1751:(7): 186. 1486:required.) 1260:References 1215:Pound-mass 1191:short ton 1092:dram (dr) 1002:measuring 956:is either 585:Henry VIII 514:Edward III 433:wool pound 287:steelyards 120:that uses 24:chemistry. 3588:Acre-foot 3547:Face cord 3267:Exchequer 3124:Ship load 2575:Uruguayan 2560:Colombian 2550:Brazilian 2540:Argentine 2478:Tanzanian 2448:Mauritian 2418:Ethiopian 2382:Taiwanese 2352:Pakistani 2332:Mongolian 2307:Cambodian 2226:Norwegian 2196:Icelandic 2191:Hungarian 2184:Byzantine 2140:Exchequer 1888:Hong Kong 1536:1 January 1474:March 27, 1386:sizes.com 1298:Citations 1087: lb 1004:gunpowder 940: kg 925:long ton 486:Tractatus 226:The word 221:Etymology 215:kilograms 178:Henry VII 3701:Pressure 3491:Teaspoon 3138:Pressure 3043:Hogshead 2998:Chaldron 2947:Teaspoon 2661:Obsolete 2656:Humorous 2610:Egyptian 2570:Peruvian 2545:Bolivian 2509:Honduran 2473:Tunisian 2453:Moroccan 2443:Malagasy 2428:Eritrean 2423:Egyptian 2413:Algerian 2342:Nepalese 2322:Japanese 2256:Scottish 2246:Romanian 2147:Estonian 2057:Historic 2033:Overview 2002:Overview 1899:Specific 1767:(1882). 1680:Archived 1661:Archived 1632:Archived 1209:See also 1040:Relative 784:Relative 770:imperial 723:(stone) 706:(pound) 681:(ounce) 632:Relative 590:In 1588 482:5 Geo. 4 401:Florence 397:crusades 375:and the 323:Parisian 231:is from 3682:Poundal 3484:Cooking 3453:Derived 3399:statute 3389:Furlong 3226:Poundal 3211:Kenning 3181:Rankine 3104:Quarter 2940:Cooking 2899:Derived 2817:Furlong 2692:Modulor 2666:Unusual 2635:Persian 2593:Ancient 2555:Chilean 2514:Mexican 2504:Haitian 2433:Guinean 2337:Myanmar 2276:Swedish 2271:Spanish 2261:Serbian 2251:Russian 2231:Ottoman 2221:Maltese 2211:Latvian 2206:Italian 2152:Finnish 2130:English 2110:Cypriot 2105:Cornish 2012:History 2007:Outline 1942:Natural 1883:Chinese 1861:General 1854:Current 1693:Sources 1652:⁄ 1223:Poundal 1202:20 cwt 1187:ton (t) 1130:⁄ 1113:⁄ 1099:⁄ 1080:⁄ 1062:⁄ 1015:⁄ 943:20 cwt 921:ton (t) 883:⁄ 839:⁄ 821:⁄ 806:⁄ 766:British 688:⁄ 660:⁄ 649:⁄ 642:"part" 620:forms: 603:⁄ 574:⁄ 451:⁄ 435:or the 411:with a 363:History 312:. (The 240:(later 145:of the 118:weights 112:) is a 3583:Barrel 3578:Bushel 3521:Gallon 3446:Volume 3342:Length 3171:Degree 3084:Drachm 3033:Barrel 3028:Bushel 2982:Gallon 2916:Hoppus 2892:Volume 2837:League 2797:Fathom 2750:Length 2687:N-body 2625:Indian 2600:Arabic 2463:Somali 2438:Libyan 2406:Africa 2377:Syrian 2327:Korean 2312:Indian 2302:Afghan 2266:Slovak 2236:Polish 2174:German 2157:French 2120:Danish 2098:Europe 2064:Metric 1995:Metric 1975:Stoney 1965:Planck 1950:Atomic 1710:  1221:, and 1154:16 oz 1140:16 dr 1050:Notes 1047:value 1045:Metric 1042:value 964:, but 962:stones 863:16 oz 849:16 dr 794:Notes 791:value 789:Metric 786:value 762:masses 637:Notes 634:value 580:1588. 417:grains 314:Norman 276:pēnsum 258:habere 126:ounces 122:pounds 3675:Force 3664:Short 3644:Pound 3639:Ounce 3629:Grain 3601:Speed 3563:Minim 3556:Other 3516:Quart 3384:Chain 3099:Stone 3089:Ounce 3079:Grain 3056:Speed 3038:Stuck 3003:Minim 2991:Other 2972:Quart 2931:Tmcft 2868:Perch 2822:Cable 2807:Chain 2675:Other 2640:Roman 2620:Hindu 2615:Greek 2499:Cuban 2387:Tatar 2347:Omani 2286:Welsh 2281:Swiss 2201:Irish 2179:Greek 2125:Dutch 2115:Czech 2085:(CGS) 2079:(MTS) 2073:(MKS) 2045:(FPS) 2026:UK/US 1480: 1351:(PDF) 1344:(PDF) 1265:Notes 1182:4 qr 1037:Unit 992:stone 966:stone 958:stone 954:stone 950:Note: 916:4 qr 902:2 st 781:Unit 747:peres 702:livre 629:Unit 348:poids 254:Latin 249:aveir 206:0.453 195:pound 110:avdp. 3774:Perm 3659:Long 3634:Dram 3622:Mass 3573:Peck 3568:Gill 3542:Cord 3530:Wood 3511:Pint 3432:Acre 3410:Area 3394:Mile 3374:Yard 3369:Foot 3364:Link 3359:Hand 3354:Inch 3231:Span 3109:Slug 3072:Mass 3023:Peck 3008:Gill 2967:Pint 2878:Acre 2873:Rood 2846:Area 2827:Mile 2792:Yard 2787:Foot 2782:Link 2777:Hand 2772:Inch 2757:Twip 2392:Thai 2362:Pegu 2295:Asia 1933:(US) 1916:Troy 1708:ISBN 1538:2012 1476:2012 1394:2016 1324:2018 1195:2000 1176:100 1083:7000 1065:7000 982:The 929:2240 910:112 741:364 719:pere 677:once 667:once 596:7000 444:6992 425:5400 415:7200 327:pois 318:peis 306:and 270:peis 124:and 3692:Kip 3654:Ton 3506:Cup 3379:Rod 3145:Ksi 3129:Ton 2962:Cup 2802:Rod 1753:doi 1678:. 1659:. 1630:. 1162:25 1118:oz 1101:256 986:in 960:or 937:016 896:28 888:qr 871:14 808:256 768:or 744:26 726:14 651:256 439:. 423:of 342:.) 208:592 116:of 83:ɑːr 3842:: 1795:. 1747:. 1608:^ 1546:^ 1461:. 1402:^ 1384:. 1359:^ 1314:. 1217:, 1189:or 1148:1 1132:16 1115:16 1028:. 1017:32 1013:11 1008:27 933:≈ 923:or 857:1 841:16 826:oz 823:16 709:1 690:16 662:16 605:16 453:16 403:. 339:du 333:de 264:de 217:. 211:37 187:SI 149:. 101:ɑː 89:uː 86:dj 62:ɔɪ 47:ər 3318:e 3311:t 3304:v 2726:e 2719:t 2712:v 1839:e 1832:t 1825:v 1759:. 1755:: 1749:1 1716:. 1654:4 1650:1 1540:. 1478:. 1396:. 1326:. 1128:1 1111:1 1097:1 1078:1 1060:1 1010:+ 935:1 885:2 881:1 837:1 819:1 804:1 686:1 658:1 647:1 601:1 576:4 572:1 569:( 480:( 449:1 104:/ 98:w 95:p 92:ˈ 80:w 77:v 74:æ 71:ˌ 68:, 65:z 59:p 56:ˈ 53:ə 50:d 44:v 41:æ 38:ˌ 35:/ 31:(

Index


/ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz,ˌævwɑːrdjˈpwɑː/
measurement system
weights
pounds
ounces
International Avoirdupois Pound
former British colonies
official adoption
metric system
Late Middle Ages
physical standardized pound

Henry VII
Queen Elizabeth I
SI
metric system
pound
troy system
kilograms
Anglo-Norman French
Latin
steelyards
orthography
Norman
Parisian
French orthography

Kingdom of England
Low Countries

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.