funtn.
/fʌnt/, U.S. /fənt/ Now historical.
A Russian unit of weight, equal to approx. 409.5 grams (approx. 14.4 oz); the Russian pound.
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1850 J. H. Alexander Univ. Dict. Weight & Meas. Anc. & Mod. 151 Russia in Europe. S. Petersburg. Weight.–1 funt = 12 lana.
1927 H. H. Fisher Famine in Soviet Russia, 1919–23 103 Corn was issued whole or in the form of grits to the peasant families on the basis of a funt (about one pound) per day per capita.
1934 Sci. Monthly Feb. 114/2 We find that in modern times the funt of Russia, the libbra of Italy, the libra of Spain..correspond to the avoirdupois pound.
2002 E. Lohr & M. Poe Mil. & Society in Russia 204 Caviar cost no more than fish or soap (10 kopecks per funt).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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