单词 | scots stone |
释义 | > as lemmasScots stone Scots stone n. now historical and rare a measure of weight equal to approx. 22 pounds (10 kg); cf. Scotch stone n. (b) at Scotch adj. and n.3 Compounds 2.Varying with different commodities: cf. stone n. 14a. ΚΠ 1641 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Rec. Coinage Scotl. (1876) I. Introd. 30 The king hes vpon the coinage of euerie Scots staine of siluer bulyion 64 li. 1750 J. Mackenzie Gen. Grievances & Oppress. Isles Orknay & Shetland i. ii. 55 Standard-weight (or Scots Stone) of 16 libs. 1810 Farmer's Mag. June 212 One and a half Scots stones, or thirty-three pounds weight. 1995 E. Gemmill & N. Mayhew Changing Values Medieval Scotl. 404 Although the Scots sack contained only 24 stones, it was almost exactly the same weight as the English sack, if the Scots stone for wool contained 15 rather than 14 pounds. < as lemmas |
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