great gross

noun

1. a unit of quantity equivalent to 12 gross. GGR

great gross

noun

1. a unit of quantity equal to one dozen gross (or 1728)

Word History and Origins

Origin of great gross¹

First recorded in 1525–35

Example Sentences

As a unit of tale, “gross” equals 12 dozen, 144, sometimes known as “small gross,” in contrast with “great gross,” i.e.

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I bowed to Captain Ashington—I could not bring myself to touch his hand, and we left his great gross figure sipping whisky-and-soda.

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I’m going to get some five and ten cent store silver and a great gross of paper napkins.

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The whole school was grinning uncomfortably, and the Faculty was acting as if it was sitting, individually and collectively, on seventeen great gross of red-hot pins.

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They were, however, soon driven from the market by French manufacturers, who sold a great gross—that is, twelve gross, each of twelve dozen—for the ridiculously small sum of elevenpence.

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