Canadian French Meaning of pennyweight
pennyweight
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Definitions and Meaning of pennyweight in English
pennyweight (n)
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
pennyweight (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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pennyweight
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grainsA troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of ar
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pennyroyal oil => Huile de menthe pouliot, pennyroyal => menthe poivrée, penny-pinching => radin, penny-pinch => radin, pennycress => faux lin,
