petra
Substantivin Dialogen belegt
stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
Substantiv
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stone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone.
Herkunft
From Latin petra (“rock”). Doublet of piedra.