Ouncil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ouncil is a noun meaning (Ireland, obsolete) Scales for weighing produce at a market.
Meaning
(Ireland, obsolete) Scales for weighing produce at a market.
Example Sentences
He is our rate collector and ouncil weigh-master, and his son is our market clerk.
Are there not some private individuals in the town having ouncils or weighbridges?
You have got an ouncil?—Yes. What commodities do you weigh on that ouncil?—Hay and straw principally; mangolds and turnips.
Word Forms
- ouncils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aenach, cross, changedale, sciath, scullog, ware.
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