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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
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How to use assay ton in a sentence
Even if half an assay ton has been taken the only calculation needed is multiplying the milligrams by two.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerSee note 27, p. 242, for discussion of this "Assay ton" arrangement.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola