 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
 | Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1865 - 184 pages
...three farthings, or three-quarters of anything. ne AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. marked 16 drams (dr.) = 1 ounce oz. 16 ounces = 1 pound Ib. 28 pounds = 1 quarter qr. 4 quarters or 112 Ib. =1 hundredweight cwt. 20 hundredweight = 1 ton T. 14 pounds make one stone, and 8 stone... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 434 pages
...sec. TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. AVOIIiDUPOIS WEIGHT FOR ALL COMMON GOODS. • 16 drams = 1 ounce (oz.) 16 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.) 28 pounds = 1 quarter (qr.) 4 quarters = 1 hundredweight (cwt.) (112 Ibs.) 20 hundredweight = 1 ton. APOTHECARIES WEIGHT, For Mixing and Preparing... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1868 - 154 pages
...one-twentyfourth part. In weighing diamonds, a carat is 3J grains. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. Harked {dr ' 16 Ounces 1 Pound Ib. 28 Pounds 1 Quarter qr. 4 Quarters or 112 Ib. 1 Hundred Weight cwt. 20 Hundredweight... 1 Ton ton. 1 9 ^Hundred Weight... 1 Fother fotfi.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1869 - 76 pages
...weight. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. The Denominations are, the Ton, Hundred, Quarter, Pound, Ounce, and Dram. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred pounds " cwt. 20 cwt., or 2000 IbS." 1 ton " T.... | |
 | John Sturgeon Mackay - 1870 - 138 pages
...AVOIRDUPOIS •WEIGHT. Used for weighing all articles except gold, silver, &o. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 ounce (oz.) 16 Ounces „ 1 pound (Ib.). 28 Pounds „ 1 quarter (qr.). 4 Quarters „ 1 hundredweight (cwt.). 20 Hundredweights « 1 ton. It is useful to remember that 14 Pounds make 1 stone.... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1871 - 188 pages
...weighing the coarser articles of merchandise ; such as hay, cotton, tea, sugar, copper, iron, etc. TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, marked oz 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 25 Founds " 1 Quarter, u qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, " cwt. 20 Hundred Weight " 1 Ton, " t.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1871 - 80 pages
...weight. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. The Denominations are, the Ton, Hundred, Quarter, Pound, Ounce, and Dram. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred pounds " cwt. 20c\vt.,or2000lbs." 1 ton " T. Avoirdupois... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1866 - 212 pages
...Weight is used in weighing ordinary heavy articles, such as groceries, metals, drugs by wholesale, etc. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces .... 1 pound, . . . Ib. 25 pounds . . . . 1 quarter, . . qr. 4 quarters .... 1 hundredweight, cwt. 20 hundredweight . 1 ton,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1872 - 88 pages
...weight. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. The Denominations are, the Ton, Hundred, Quarter, Pound, Ounce, and Dram. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred pounds " cwt. 20 cwt.,or2000lbs." 1 ton " T. Avoirdupois... | |
 | Robert Miller (M.A., of Edinburgh.) - 1873 - 120 pages
...ARITHMETICAL TABLES. WEIOH T. (/.) AVO1RDUPO1S WE1GHT— For all Common Goods. 16 drams (drs.) = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces . = 1 pound (Ib.). 28 pounds . = 1 quarter (qr.). -4 quarters . = 1 hundred-weight (cwt.). 20 hundred-weights = 1 ton. 14 ibs. 112 Ibs. r= 1 stone. = 1 cwt. 4374 grains... | |
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