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Erg
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne. One foot pound is equal to 13,560,000 ergs.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Erg'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/e/erg.html. 1828.