Definition of Pennyweight
Pen´ny`weight`
n.
1.
A
troy
weight
containing
twenty-four
grains
,
or
the
twentieth
part
of
a
troy
ounce
;
1
.
555
grams
;
as
,
a
pennyweight
of
gold
or
of
arsenic
.
It
is
abbreviated
dwt
or
pwt
.
It
was
anciently
the
weight
of
a
silver
penny
,
whence
the
name
.
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'
ounce
,
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,
ounce
,
troy
ounce
,
troy
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