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OUNCE, n. ouns. L. uncia, the twelfth part of any thing Gr but the Greek is from Latin. Inch is from the same root, being the twelfth part of a foot.

1. A weight, the twelfth part of a pound troy, and the sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois. In troy weight, the ounce Isaiah 20 pennyweights, each of 24 grains.
2. An animal of the genus Felis. See Once.
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Entry for 'Ounce'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​o/ounce.html.
 
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