Tamara wrote:

<libbra (l.) = pound (ca 300g)
oncia (on.) = ounce (1/12 of a pound)>

libbra for a pound explains why we use the abbreviation lb. for it. I've always wondered about that.

We have 16 ounces in a pound.

Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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