Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A claw.
- noun A Middle English variant of
ounce .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A claw.
- noun obsolete An ounce; a small portion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete An
ounce ; a small portion.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Dey knows de diff'unce 'tween de dark meat and de light."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 Various
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Dere's a po'ful dif'unce 'twix' bein 'took en kep en des gibin' yosef out ob yo 'own heart.
Miss Lou Edward Payson Roe 1863
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How many of them ducked their country's call to arms unce rthe 1903 Militia Act or the 1792 predecesor?
Sotomayor: Judges have different task than what citizens expect 2009
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Most-active platinum for January delivery gained $28.60 to $1,700.70 an ounce, and palladium for December delivery gained $16.90 to $578.20 an o unce.
Gold Settles at Record Matt Whittaker 2010
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Der waz unce a wumun in NY hu had a large trunk stowlen frum her on deh subway.
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September 16, 2009 at 9:45 am hay! watch owt fer that,sturgeon…eel be a slippery operater wivout a conch,unce
‘scuz mi. . . - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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I readid unce that a woman wus shot an teh bullit wuz in her yet!
An Ceiling Cat - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Juz wad ai taut….ah, yezz, been der, dun dat….moredan unce.
Yes I tried unplugging it - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Ai unce geb a tu-yeer-ole a kamra, an got sum inchessin purrspeckive shots.
I taek ur pictur, dog says. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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October 16, 2008 at 9:40 am ai unce twied 2 lerns da gaelic… ai botid dis leernurs cd wib da book…
Do I KNOW you? - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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