pennyweightn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnɪweɪt/, U.S.

/ˈpɛniˌweɪt/

Forms: see penny n. and weight n.¹; also late Middle English penywygtle (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., weight n.¹

Etymology: < penny n. + weight n.¹ (see below).Compare Old English peningwǣg pennyweight ( < penny n. + weigh n.¹).

Now rare.

1. A unit of weight equal to 24 grains (¹/ ₂₀ troy ounce, approx. 1.56 g), and formerly to ¹/ ₂₄₀ Tower pound, i.e. 22¹/ ₂ grains (approx. 1.46 g), which was the actual weight of a silver penny. Abbreviated dwt.

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OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cxxxii. 172 Genim of þam lichoman þysse ylcan wyrte mandragore þreora penega gewihte.]

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 227 Ferula is an herbe..And a peny weyȝte of þe roote þerof..helpeþ aȝeins þe bityng of serpentes.

?a1450 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (BL Add. 12056) (1894) 62 (MED) Make of hem smale ballys þat weyȝen j penye wyȝt [a1400 Ashm. a dragme].

a1500 (c1465) in J. Gairdner Three 15th-cent. Chrons. (1880) 54 The same yere the kynge lete smyte a newe mynte, the noble lesse wight that the olde noble by halfe apeny wight of gold.

1552 R. Record Ground of Artes (rev. ed.) ii. sig. T.ii As 24 Barley-corns dry, and taken out of the middest of the Ear, do make a penny weight, 20 of those penny weights make an ounce.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iv. ii. i. 451 To giue white Hellebor in powder to ij^d waight.

1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 186 The Portée of Silk of the lightest, weighs near twenty four Penny-weight to twenty five and twenty six Penny-weights the Portée.

1744 Philos. Trans. 1740–41 (Royal Soc.) 41 824 The Water from the condensed Steam was found to weigh 4 Penny-weight.

1789 W. Merrey Remarks Coinage Eng. 8 The silver penny was about twenty-two grains and a half of Troy-weight, but called a pennyweight Tower.

1803 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 93 47 It weighed eleven ounces one pennyweight and nine grains; so that, of 18 dts. 21 grs. of arsenic, only six grains remained in combination with the gold.

1877 R. D. Blackmore Erema li In that letter the Major mingled a pennyweight of condolence with more congratulation than the post could carry for the largest stamp yet invented.

1935 L. Mann Human Drift i. 9 Dick nodded and went off to his claim. He was using the dish and washed almost five pennyweights, which was something, if not much.

1995 BBC Good Food Aug. 114/4 Don't ever mention metrication in Egton Bridge: they only switched from pennyweights in 1937 and Cheshire hasn't caught up even to that extent yet.

†2. A proportional measure of one-twelfth used in stating the purity of silver (pure silver being 12 pennyweights). Cf. carat n. 3. Obsolete.

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1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 74 Silver..is supposed to be divided into twelve parts only, which are called penny~weights: so that when absolutely pure it is said to be twelve penny-weights fine; when it contains ¹/ ₁₂ of alloy, it is then called eleven penny-weights fine.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 763 If the mass of silver be pure, it is called silver of 12 penny-weights.

3. U.S. Criminals' slang. A method of stealing from a jewellery shop, typically through sleight of hand; (also) a jewel thief using this method.

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1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 66 Pennyweight, jewelry; gold and silver trinkets.]

1881 N.Y. Times 12 Sept. 5/6 Lavoie was known to the Police as a sneak-thief, a ‘pennyweight’,..signifying a swindler of jewelers.

1897 F. Moss Amer. Metropolis III. viii. 128 I..was arrested while working the ‘pennyweight’ (stealing jewelry by slight [sic] of hand from jewelry stores).

1907 Washington Post 23 July 14/2 The accused actor-detective-burglar, said to be a pennyweight thief.

1928 M. C. Sharpe Chicago May 52 He was..working the pennyweight, i.e., sizing up gems for weight, color, etc., with a view to stealing them, after substitution of fakes.

1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §490/2 Pennyweight (job), a jewel robbery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pennyweight
释义	pennyweightn. Brit. /ˈpɛnɪweɪt/, U.S. /ˈpɛniˌweɪt/ Forms: see penny n. and weight n.¹; also late Middle English penywygtle (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: penny n., weight n.¹ Etymology: < penny n. + weight n.¹ (see below).Compare Old English peningwǣg pennyweight ( < penny n. + weigh n.¹). Now rare. 1. A unit of weight equal to 24 grains (¹/ ₂₀ troy ounce, approx. 1.56 g), and formerly to ¹/ ₂₄₀ Tower pound, i.e. 22¹/ ₂ grains (approx. 1.46 g), which was the actual weight of a silver penny. Abbreviated dwt. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [noun] > specific equivalent weights talentc893 silver weightc1000 pennyweighta1398 solid1601 weight1890 the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > pennyweight pennyeOE denariusa1398 pennyweighta1398 sterling1474 denier1601 Easterling1614 weight1890 OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cxxxii. 172 Genim of þam lichoman þysse ylcan wyrte mandragore þreora penega gewihte.] a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 227 Ferula is an herbe..And a peny weyȝte of þe roote þerof..helpeþ aȝeins þe bityng of serpentes. ?a1450 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (BL Add. 12056) (1894) 62 (MED) Make of hem smale ballys þat weyȝen j penye wyȝt [a1400 Ashm. a dragme]. a1500 (c1465) in J. Gairdner Three 15th-cent. Chrons. (1880) 54 The same yere the kynge lete smyte a newe mynte, the noble lesse wight that the olde noble by halfe apeny wight of gold. 1552 R. Record Ground of Artes (rev. ed.) ii. sig. T.ii As 24 Barley-corns dry, and taken out of the middest of the Ear, do make a penny weight, 20 of those penny weights make an ounce. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iv. ii. i. 451 To giue white Hellebor in powder to ij^d waight. 1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 186 The Portée of Silk of the lightest, weighs near twenty four Penny-weight to twenty five and twenty six Penny-weights the Portée. 1744 Philos. Trans. 1740–41 (Royal Soc.) 41 824 The Water from the condensed Steam was found to weigh 4 Penny-weight. 1789 W. Merrey Remarks Coinage Eng. 8 The silver penny was about twenty-two grains and a half of Troy-weight, but called a pennyweight Tower. 1803 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 93 47 It weighed eleven ounces one pennyweight and nine grains; so that, of 18 dts. 21 grs. of arsenic, only six grains remained in combination with the gold. 1877 R. D. Blackmore Erema li In that letter the Major mingled a pennyweight of condolence with more congratulation than the post could carry for the largest stamp yet invented. 1935 L. Mann Human Drift i. 9 Dick nodded and went off to his claim. He was using the dish and washed almost five pennyweights, which was something, if not much. 1995 BBC Good Food Aug. 114/4 Don't ever mention metrication in Egton Bridge: they only switched from pennyweights in 1937 and Cheshire hasn't caught up even to that extent yet. †2. A proportional measure of one-twelfth used in stating the purity of silver (pure silver being 12 pennyweights). Cf. carat n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > silver > measure of fineness pennyweight1758 1758 A. Reid tr. P. J. Macquer Elements Theory & Pract. Chym. I. 74 Silver..is supposed to be divided into twelve parts only, which are called penny~weights: so that when absolutely pure it is said to be twelve penny-weights fine; when it contains ¹/ ₁₂ of alloy, it is then called eleven penny-weights fine. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 763 If the mass of silver be pure, it is called silver of 12 penny-weights. 3. U.S. Criminals' slang. A method of stealing from a jewellery shop, typically through sleight of hand; (also) a jewel thief using this method. ΚΠ 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 66 Pennyweight, jewelry; gold and silver trinkets.] 1881 N.Y. Times 12 Sept. 5/6 Lavoie was known to the Police as a sneak-thief, a ‘pennyweight’,..signifying a swindler of jewelers. 1897 F. Moss Amer. Metropolis III. viii. 128 I..was arrested while working the ‘pennyweight’ (stealing jewelry by slight [sic] of hand from jewelry stores). 1907 Washington Post 23 July 14/2 The accused actor-detective-burglar, said to be a pennyweight thief. 1928 M. C. Sharpe Chicago May 52 He was..working the pennyweight, i.e., sizing up gems for weight, color, etc., with a view to stealing them, after substitution of fakes. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §490/2 Pennyweight (job), a jewel robbery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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