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Roman History. A (Roman) pound.
A measure of weight, equal to one sixth of a Roman ounce (uncia), or about 4.5 grams; (also) a Roman coin of this weight, or (occasionally) one…
‘A small (Romane) measure containing about a spoonefull; and in weight three drammes, and a scruple’ (Cotgrave). Obsolete.