ozs.
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ounces.
ozs.
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ozs
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“There should be about 800 ozs., valued at something like £3000; and this is the result of but our first washing-up.”
From The Tale of Timber Town by Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus) Grace
In 99,600 strokes it cut away 14 ozs. avoirdupois of wrought iron, and 16.4 ozs. of steel.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Take 9 ozs. carbonate of soda and dissolve in 27 quarts of rain-water, to which add 8 ozs. of citric acid.
From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by J. Sawtelle Ford
To make violet ink:—Put 8 ozs. logwood into 3 pints of water, and boil until half the water has gone off in steam.
From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by J. Sawtelle Ford
Mix and thoroughly rub together in an earthen vessel, then put into a bottle and pour over it four ozs. water and one oz.
From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus
The telegram read: “Family req notify svcmn mother Mrs. Patrick McFadden gave birth girl Regina 13 Jun Sacred Heart Hosp 7 lbs 10 ozs Dr Edinger states both fine.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2019
The capacity of the tests, from 15 librae to 50 librae, would be from about 155 to 515 ozs.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
Cake 1 lb. apples, ¼ lb. white flour, ½ lb. corn meal, 4 ozs.
From No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes by Rupert H. Wheldon
There are numerous clamps of this form, each having a definite weight, as 2 ozs.,
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Maize Biscuits ½ lb. maize meal, 4 ozs. sugar, 3 ozs.
From No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet with Vegetable Recipes by Rupert H. Wheldon
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