† lying-weightn.
Obsolete.
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a. A free weight placed in a scale, as distinguished from the hanging weight attached to a spring balance or a steelyard.
b. = avoirdupois n.
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troy weight1390
lying-weight1454
avoirdupoisc1485
Tower weight1545
tron weight1593
sterling weight1612
overweight1656
merchant weight1704
tron1801
sicca weight1833
1454 Rolls of Parl. V. 275/1 [That no person buy wool by the fleece] nor weyed by the awncell, but only by the lying weight, after xiiii li to the stoon.
c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lxxiij/1 Ther beth iij. maner weyghtis that is to wete, troy weyght, Auncell weyghtis. And lyggynge weyght.
c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lxxiij/2 The Lygginge weyght..therby is boughte and solde alle maner of marchaundise..as is vsed to be solde be weyght and of this weyght xvi. vuncis make A pound and C. and xij li. is an C.
1545 Rates Custome House sig. dvv Lyinge wayghte. Thys Lyinge and Haburdy peyse is all one.
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