minim
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What they meant was that Meredith Willson, 63, was a missed minim who didn't belong on the council.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A drop may be half a minim, or as large as two or even three.
From How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses by Granger, William D.
Crotchet, kroch′et, n. a hook: a note in music, equal to half a minim, : a crooked or perverse fancy: a whim, or conceit.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
I repeated the operation in exactly the same manner, and now the drops averaged 1/23.5 of a minim.
From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles
Digitalis, minim xv; Syrupi fl. drachm v; Aqu� fl oz. ii. M.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various