Word
Pennyweight
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
pen-ny-weight
Definition
- n. - A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the
twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It
was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.
- noun - A unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
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