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metric martyr

metric martyr noun: a shopkeeper who is penalized for selling goods using the imperial system primarily or exclusively, in violation of the Weights and Measures Acts.

Noun

metric martyr (plural metric martyrs)

  1. (UK) A shopkeeper who is penalized for selling goods using the imperial system primarily or exclusively, in violation of the Weights and Measures Acts.
    • Did they hold out for their heritage of Ls. Cs and Vs? Did they have their numeral martyrs as we have our metric martyrs?2002, New Statesman
    • The directives were implemented in the United Kingdom by a series of subordinate instruments, amending among others the Weight and Measures Act 1985. The 'metric martyrs' had refused to use the new and continental measurements.2006, Monica Claes, The National Courts' Mandate in the European Constitution, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 238

Forms of metric martyr

pluralmetric martyrs

Questions about metric martyr

What does metric martyr mean?
Metric martyr means a shopkeeper who is penalized for selling goods using the imperial system primarily or exclusively, in violation of the Weights and Measures Acts.
What part of speech is metric martyr?
Metric martyr is a noun.
What is the plural of metric martyr?
The plural of metric martyr is metric martyrs.

Words near metric martyr in the dictionary

  1. metric fucktons
  2. metric horsepower
  3. metric inch
  4. metric level
  5. metric levels
  6. metric martyr
  7. metric martyrs
  8. metric mile
  9. metric miles
  10. metric ounce
  11. metric ounces

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