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Webster 1913 Edition

(ōk)

Noun.

[Turk.

okkah

, fr. Ar.

ūkīyah

wakīyah

, prob. fr. Gr.

οὐγγία

οὐγκία

, an ounce, fr. L.

uncia

. Cf.

a weight.]

A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2³&frasl;₄pounds.

An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 2½ pints.

Noun.

An Egyptian and Turkish weight, equal to about two pounds and three quarters, English avoirdupois weight.

See also: oke, oké, and ōkē

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