What does ouncil mean?
Ouncil means (Ireland, obsolete) Scales for weighing produce at a market.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Ireland, obsolete) Scales for weighing produce at a market.
He is our rate collector and ouncil weigh-master, and his son is our market clerk.
You have got an ouncil?—Yes. What commodities do you weigh on that ouncil?—Hay and straw principally; mangolds and turnips.
Are there not some private individuals in the town having ouncils or weighbridges?
Use ouncil when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ouncil means (Ireland, obsolete) Scales for weighing produce at a market.
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He is our rate collector and ouncil weigh-master, and his son is our market clerk.
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