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Five of them placed in a row will, of course, give the length of the decimeter; and two of them will weigh a decagram.

From Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

Five nickels in a row will give the length of the decimeter, and two of them will weigh a decagram.

From Reading Made Easy for Foreigners - Third Reader by Hülshof, John L.