英语词汇“short ton”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. A measure of weight, now generally 20 cwt.; in Great Britain legally 2240 lbs.; in the United States and elsewhere, for most purposes 2000 lbs. ‘Tons’ of different amounts were formerly in use and are still so locally for some commodities. (Where two weights are so known and used, the heavier is distinguished as the long or gross ton and the lighter as the short ton.) metric ton (French tonne) = 1000 kilogrammes (2204·6 lbs. avoirdupois).

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1485 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 183 Item the sam day payd for vj toun of balast, ij s.

1539 in R. G. Marsden Sel. Pleas Court Admiralty (1894) I. 89 lxxj kintalls of yron in ends 44... And it goes for iij tone and xj kintalls.

1545 Rates Custome House sig. bv Iron called Lukes Iron the tonne conteynynge .xx. C. pounde iii.l. vi.s. viii.d.

1592 R. Greene Pandosto (new ed.) sig. B^v A pound of gold is worth a tunne of lead.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 115 Unless we had some vent for our Learned Ones beyond the Sea, and could transport so many Tun of Divines yearly, as we do other Commodities with which the Nation is over-stocked.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word) Tun, a Measure in Averdupois, consisting of twenty hundred Weight, each Hundred being a Hundred and twelve Pounds.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §154 Every thing stood fast with eight ton weight upon the tackle-blocks.

1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 100 It [pure white gypsum] sells at 10s. per long ton. (Note.—120 lb. to the Cwt.)

1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 265 It was agreed that weighing-houses should be erected upon the several canals, and that the ton should be fixed at 2,400 lbs.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 383/2 In Great Britain, the legal ton by weight is usually 20 cwt., or 2240 lbs., but in long weight it is 2400 lbs... In Cornwall, the miner's ton is 21 cwt., or 2352 lbs.

1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 186 s.v. For many things, such as coal and iron, the ton in use [in U.S.] is the long ton of 20 hundred~weight at 112 pounds avoirdupois... In gold and silver mining, and throughout the Western States, the ton is the short ton of 2000 pounds.

1894 Times 10 Sept. 6/1 The total quantity which exploded was about 3,700 lb., or not far short of two tons, 2,000 lb. being reckoned as a ton in measuring explosives.

单词	short ton
释义	> as lemmas short ton a. A measure of weight, now generally 20 cwt.; in Great Britain legally 2240 lbs.; in the United States and elsewhere, for most purposes 2000 lbs. ‘Tons’ of different amounts were formerly in use and are still so locally for some commodities. (Where two weights are so known and used, the heavier is distinguished as the long or gross ton and the lighter as the short ton.) metric ton (French tonne) = 1000 kilogrammes (2204·6 lbs. avoirdupois). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > ton ton1485 ton weighta1855 1485 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 183 Item the sam day payd for vj toun of balast, ij s. 1539 in R. G. Marsden Sel. Pleas Court Admiralty (1894) I. 89 lxxj kintalls of yron in ends 44... And it goes for iij tone and xj kintalls. 1545 Rates Custome House sig. bv Iron called Lukes Iron the tonne conteynynge .xx. C. pounde iii.l. vi.s. viii.d. 1592 R. Greene Pandosto (new ed.) sig. B^v A pound of gold is worth a tunne of lead. 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 115 Unless we had some vent for our Learned Ones beyond the Sea, and could transport so many Tun of Divines yearly, as we do other Commodities with which the Nation is over-stocked. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique (at cited word) Tun, a Measure in Averdupois, consisting of twenty hundred Weight, each Hundred being a Hundred and twelve Pounds. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §154 Every thing stood fast with eight ton weight upon the tackle-blocks. 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 100 It [pure white gypsum] sells at 10s. per long ton. (Note.—120 lb. to the Cwt.) 1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 265 It was agreed that weighing-houses should be erected upon the several canals, and that the ton should be fixed at 2,400 lbs. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 383/2 In Great Britain, the legal ton by weight is usually 20 cwt., or 2240 lbs., but in long weight it is 2400 lbs... In Cornwall, the miner's ton is 21 cwt., or 2352 lbs. 1881 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1880–1 9 186 s.v. For many things, such as coal and iron, the ton in use [in U.S.] is the long ton of 20 hundred~weight at 112 pounds avoirdupois... In gold and silver mining, and throughout the Western States, the ton is the short ton of 2000 pounds. 1894 Times 10 Sept. 6/1 The total quantity which exploded was about 3,700 lb., or not far short of two tons, 2,000 lb. being reckoned as a ton in measuring explosives. extracted from tonn.¹ < as lemmas
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