| 单词 | easterling pound |
| 释义 | > as lemmasEasterling pound Easterling pound historical and now rare a measure of weight, varying at different times between 5400 and 7680 grains; spec. = Tower pound n. ΚΠ 1821 Niles' Weekly Reg. 9 June 232/1 In the reign of Henry VIII, 1527, when the present troy and avoirdupois weights were introduced into England, it found that the tower or easterling pound weighed three fourths of an ounce less than the troy pound. 1821 J. Q. Adams Rep. Weights & Meas. 28 The ton was of thirty-two cubic feet by measure, and of 2,016 English pounds, of fifteen ounces to the pound, in weight; equal to 2,560 of the easterling tower pound. 1821 J. Q. Adams Rep. Weights & Meas. 35 The Rochelle and easterling pound was therefore the same. 1904 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 395 This pound, thus equal to the weight of 7680 wheat grains, was known as the sterling or easterling pound. 1947 B. R. Buckingham Elem. Arithm. 679 According to Adams, this heavy pound, known as the easterling pound, came into England with the brisk foreign trade, especially in wool. < as lemmas |
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