Meaning of Ounce | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
2. A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.
   archaic
3. A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
4. Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
5. A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.
6. Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.
7. A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.
8. Any small amount, a little bit.
   figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.”

“The Ounce or the vvilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met vvithall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man; […]”

“Halloa! another prey, The nimble Antelope! The ounce is freed; one spring, And his talons are sheath’d in her shoulders, And his teeth are red in her gore.”

“The ounce, a leopard-like creature, is dreaded for its depredations by the Indians of Brazil.”

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