 Weight is used in weighing groceries and all coarse articles ; as sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay, &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr....  The Common School Arithmetic: Prepared for the Use of Academies and Common ... - Page 87by Charles Davies - 1833 - 270 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Trusler - 1786 - 226 pages
...cuFoot j bic Yard . . This comprehends Length, Breadth, and Thicknefs. Avoirdupoize Weight. 16 Drachms make 1 ounce, marked - - oz. 16 Ounces 1 Pound, - Ib. 28 Pounds 1 Quarter of or 112 Ib. - - cwt. 20 Hundred Weight 1 Ton,' - - -, J. a Hundred, - - qr. 4 Quarters 1 Hundred,... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1814 - 540 pages
...pound in this weight being equal to 14oz. lldirf. I6gr. troy nearly1. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, oz. 16 ounces 1 pound. Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight, cut. 20 hundred weight . . 1 ton. t. dr. 16= loz. 256= 16 = lib. 7168= 448 = 28 = Iqr. 28672= 1792... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - Arithmetic - 1818 - 332 pages
...gold, silver, electuaries, and liquors, are weighed. 3. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drains, marked drs. make 1 Ounce, .... marked . . . oz. 16 Ounces 1 Pound, .... Ib. 28 Pounds 1 Quarter of a cwt. . qr. 4 Quarters Ihundredcwt.orll21bs.ewt. 20 Hundred Weight . . 1 Ton, .... . T. NOTE 1.... | |
 | Etienne Bézout - Mathematics - 1824 - 238 pages
...feet of round timber or > . , « j 50 solid feet of hewn timber 5 L ton or " IN AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT, \ 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces...quarter, qr. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 cwt. 1 ton, T. By this weight are weighed all heavy goods, except gold, silver, corn, bread, and liquors,... | |
 | Henry Jackson - Arithmetic - 1824 - 172 pages
...Bread, &c. and all kinds of metals except Gold and Silver. 2. Q. What is the Table. A. 16 Drams,marked dr. make 1 Ounce, marked oz. 16 Ounces - - - 1 Pound....Pounds - - - 1 Quarter - qr. 4 Quarters - - 1 Hundred - cwt. 20 Hundred weight - 1 Ton. - T. KOTE. 19 1-2 cwt. make - 1 Fother of Lead. 14 Ibs. - - - 1 Stone... | |
 | B. M. Tyler - Arithmetic - 1827 - 308 pages
...1 3 Ans. 21 Ib. Ooz. 3 dr. 0 sc. 19 gr. 23 3 6 2 14 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams, dr. make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces „ 1 Pound, Ib. 28 Pounds „ 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters „ 1 Hundred, cvit. 20 Hundreds „ 1 Ton. T. All coarse and drossy goods, groceries, tallsw. bread, hay, leather,... | |
 | James Ryan - Arithmetic - 1827 - 290 pages
...avoirdupois weight are ton, hundredweight, quarter, pound, ounce, dram. Table. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, oz.* 16 ounces 1 pound, Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters, or 112/6. 1 hundred weight, evil. 20 hundred weight 1 ton, T. By this weight almost all coarse and... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1829 - 284 pages
...ponnd Troy, but an «mes Troy « heavier than an ounce aveirdupois. 7 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. Repeat the TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, . . marked . . oz. 16 Ounces 1 Pound,* Ib. 23 Pounds 1 Quarter of a Hundred > Weight, } V4 Quarters 1 Hundred Weight, . . cwt. 20 Hundred Weight... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1830 - 286 pages
...pound Troy, but an ounce Troy ia heavier than an ounce aveirdupois. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. Repeat the TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, . . marked . . oz. 16 Ounces 1 Pound,* Ib. 28 Pounds 1 Quarter of a Hundred ) Weight, jir4 Quarters 1 Hundred Weight, . . cwt. 20 Hundred Weight . 1 Ton, T. 1. How... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Arithmetic - 1830 - 306 pages
...summer's day',. 'Mid boughs of apple-trees\. "(Lesson 11.) ARITHMETIC. Avoirdupois Weight. Table of Parts. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, marked oz. 16 Ounces : 1 Pound, Ib. 28 Pounds i: $ of a hundred wt. qr. 4 qrs. 112Ibs. " 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 Cwt. " 1 Ton, T. XOTE. By this... | |
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