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noun

a unit of weight used in assaying ore, equivalent to 29.167 grams.

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Origin of assay ton

First recorded in 1880–85

But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
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Some of the things that Jay lied about to the cops actually make a ton of sense.
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For those in the resource world, every ton of junk that goes into a landfill represents wasted energy.
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Red squirrels cache the pinecones (saving the bears a ton of work).
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So I went in, met Michael Bay, and did the video, and it won an MTV Video Music Award and got me a ton of work.
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The price of salt at one period of the long Peninsular war rose to £30 per ton, being retailed in Birmingham at 4l.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
If you think the fly-wheel is not sufficiently heavy for his engine, add half a ton more to the ring.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Twenty baskets of it were obtained by the said miners to assay and investigate its nature, and determine what it might be.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
At Thetford the cost may be put at from $20 to $25 per ton, the latter probably being nearer the average.
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On being fused with twenty-three libras of lead, nothing was obtained from the said assay.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various