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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from the Anglo-Fr. auncelle, a confused derivation from l'auncelle, Ital. lancella, a little balance), a balance formerly used in England; now, in dialectical use, a term for the weighing of meat by hand instead of by scales.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Auncel'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/auncel.html. 1910.
 
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