uncia

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LIBRA—pound—lb—12 ounces, equivalent to one AS UNCIA, an ounce, properly the twelfth part of any unit, also any small bit SCRIPULUM, or SCRU—, 1 scruple, 288 to 1 lb.

From Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome by Vehling, Joseph Dommers