Definition of Troy unit

1. Noun. Any of the unit of the troy system of weights.

Generic synonyms: Weight, Weight Unit
Group relationships: Troy, Troy Weight
Specialized synonyms: Grain, Pennyweight, Apothecaries' Ounce, Ounce, Troy Ounce, Apothecaries' Pound, Troy Pound

Lexicographical Neighbors of Troy Unit

trowse
trowsed
trowsers
trowth
trowths
troxacitabine
troxerutin
troxidone
troxipide
troy
troy grain
troy grains
troy ounce
troy ounces
troy pound
troy unit (current term)
troy weight
troyounce
troyounces
troys
truage
truages
truancies
truancy
truant
truant officer
truanted
truanting
truantly
truantries

Literary usage of Troy unit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, Horatio Balch Hackett, Ezra Abbot (1872)
"... of Sixtieth Weight*. of Manch, On. Troy. Unit, 4.« Un'lET!'1 1 Dack, marked II, wt. 329 80. 3552 820 3. ..."

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