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Hundredweight is a unit of weight in the inch-pound system of units customarily used in the United States. See more »
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Apothecaries' weight
Apothecaries' uh POTH uh kehr eez, weight, is a system of weights once widely used by druggists for prescriptions.
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Candela, kan DEHL uh or kan DEE luh, is the unit of measurement of luminous intensity, the amount of light produced in a certain direction by a glowing object.
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Fathom, FATH uhm, is a unit of length used to measure ropes or cables and the depths of water.
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Hundredweight is a unit of weight in the inch-pound system of units customarily used in the United States.
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League is a measure of length in the inch-pound system of units customarily used in the United States.
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Minim, MIHN uhm, is the smallest unit of fluid measure in the apothecaries' system of measurement.
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Peck is a unit of dry measure that is equal to 8 quarts or a quarter of a bushel (0.0088 cubic meter).
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Troy weight is a standard system used in weighing gold, silver, platinum, and coins.
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