"pound" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- In 1838, a commission was formed to reconstruct the lost standards, including the troy pound, which had also been destroyed.
- There are 12 troy ounces in the now obsolete troy pound.
- One troy pound of standard (22-carat) gold was defined as equivalent to £46 14s 6d.
- There are 12 ounces in a troy pound (used for precious metals)
- There is evidence from the 15th century that the troy pound was used for weighing metals and spices.
- The troy pound is no longer in general use or legal unit for trade.
- The troy pound used for weighing precious metals is 373.2417216 g.
- Some research concludes that the wine gallon was originally meant to hold 8 troy pounds of wine.
- This statute abolished the troy pound, effective January 1879.
- A smaller bag contained about a troy pound of gold coins of equal age and condition.
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