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16 drams 1 ounce oz 28.35 g 16 ounces 1 pound lb 0.454 kg 14 pounds 1 stone st 6.35 kg British 8 stones 1 hundredweight cwt 50.8 kg 20 hundredweight 1 ton t 1,016 kg US 100 pounds 1 (short) hundredweight cwt 45.36 kg 2000 pounds 1 (short) ton t 907.18 kg分享...
medical [countable] a ball of hard material that can form in organs such as your BLADDER or KIDNEY s SYNONYM ANTONYM weight plural stone [countable] written abbreviation a British unit for measuring weight, equal to 14 pounds or 6.35 kilograms SYNONYM ANTONYM a stone's throw from som...
It can pull twice its own weight under circumstances where a draft horse can only pull approximately half its own weight, as well as many being able to carry up to 9 stone –130 pounds (59 kg). 它可以拖动自身两倍重量的物体,而驮马(英语:Draft horse)只能拖动自身重量一半左右的物体,大多数...
The sacks of raw wool, which were medieval England’s principal export, weighed 26 stone, or 364 pounds; large standards, weighing 91 pounds, or one-fourth of a sack, were employed in wool weighing. The sets of standards, which were sent out from London to the provincial town...
Americans don’t use “stone”, with a person’s weight given in just pounds, so that “seven stone two (pounds)” in British English is “100 pounds” in American English.Money in British and American English“A penny” is occasionally used in American English as a nickname for one ...
In the same year he moved up to heavyweight, winning the WBA title in 2009 after defeating Nikolai Valuev, who had a size advantage of 9 inches (23 cm) in height and 99 pounds (45 kg) in weight over Haye. Along with Evander Holyfield, Haye is one of only two boxers in history to...
Oke (n.) A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2/ pounds. Oke (n.) An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 2/ pints. Okenite (n.) A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime. Oker (n.) See Ocher. Okra (n.) An annual ...
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Become fluent in Chinese by watching Chinese videos in a video player designed for language learners. Try Yabla Now Find out more 秤砣虽小压千斤 Trad. 秤砣雖小壓千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) apparently insig...