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assay pounds

assay pounds is the plural of assay pound.

Meaning of assay pound

Noun

assay pound (plural assay pounds)

  1. A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equal to half a gram, but varying between assayers.

Questions about assay pounds

What is assay pounds the plural of?
Assay pounds is the plural of assay pound.

Words near assay pounds in the dictionary

  1. assay dish
  2. assay dishes
  3. assay plate
  4. assay plates
  5. assay pound
  6. assay pounds
  7. assay ton
  8. assay tons
  9. assay-dish
  10. assay-dishes
  11. assayability

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