pennyweight
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iˌweɪt noun
(in troy weight) a unit of 24 grains or 1 / 20 of an ounce (1.555 grams). Abbreviation: dwt, pwt
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pennyweight (ˈpɛnɪˌweɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a unit of weight equal to 24 grains or one twentieth of an ounce (Troy) | |
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Pennyweight
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
He said be had sold the gold for forty cents a pennyweight.
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