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pollum

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A historic unit of weight used in India, equal to 1 ounce plus 3.25 drams.

obsolete

Examples

“For this kind of work⟳, and for the quantity of lime above mentioned, about ten pollums (the pollum ten pagodas weight) of sugar is commonly used.”
“In the District south of Quilon to Tavallay, a Five Pollum weight is used for weighing cotton, thread, tamarinds, jagherry, &c. which weight answers to 5848.3 gr. and is thus divided […]”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

polluosensitivity pollusion Pollutant Pollutants Pollute Polluted

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