zolotnikn.
/zɒlɒtˈnɪk/ Now Historical.
A former Russian unit of weight, 1/ 96 of the funt or Russian pound.
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1783 Martyn in Geogr. Mag. 2 40 Russia has some weights peculiar to itself: such as a solothnic, which is one-sixth of an ounce.
1799 W. Tooke View Russ. Empire II. 532 The solotnik is only reckoned at 19½ kopecks, whereas the solotnik of gold is valued at 2 rubles 50 kopecks.
1919 Petrie in Man XIX. 80 The Russian and Irak pound..was divided into 96 zolotniks, which was equal to the Attic drachma.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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