Pounds and Ounces
Easily convert pounds to ounces, ounces to pounds and pounds and ounces to kilograms and grams.
Pounds and ounces, or Imperial measurements, were used until very recently in UK shops. One pound was abbreviated to lb. Once again, from the Latin, libra. Sixteen ounces made a pound and the abbreviation was oz. Have a look at on old recipe book for a few examples.
The basic measurements were:
|16oz = 1lb|
|141b = 1 stone|
|8 stone = 1 cwt (hundred weight)|
|20cwt = ton|
|20 fl.oz (fluid ounces) = 1 pint|
|8 pints = 1 gallon|
|12" (inches) = 1' (foot or ft)|
|3 feet = 1 yard (yd)|
|1760 yards = 1 mile|
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