#weight_unit a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
supertype: #unit_of_measurement #weight (pm)
subtype: #troy_unit any of the unit of the troy system of weights
subtype: #grain.troy_unit 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
subtype: #pennyweight a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
subtype: #apothecaries'_ounce__apothecaries'ounce__ounce__troyounce a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
subtype: #troy_pound__apothecaries'_pound__apothecaries'pound an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
subtype: #apothecaries'_unit__apothecaries'unit__apothecaries'weight any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
subtype: #grain.troy_unit 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams
subtype: #scruple.apothecaries'_unit a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
subtype: #dram.apothecaries'_unit__drachm__drachma a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
subtype: #apothecaries'_ounce__apothecaries'ounce__ounce__troyounce a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
subtype: #troy_pound__apothecaries'_pound__apothecaries'pound an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams
subtype: #arroba.weight_unit a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries
subtype: #catty__cattie any of various units of weight used in SE Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
subtype: #crith the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 Centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)
subtype: #frail.weight_unit the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
subtype: #last.weight_unit a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds
subtype: #maund a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois"
subtype: #obolus a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram
subtype: #oka.weight_unit a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
subtype: #picul a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)
subtype: #pood a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds
subtype: #rotl a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds
subtype: #tael a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces
subtype: #welterweight.weight_unit a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
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