A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.
(rare, nonstandard) A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.
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The unit of currency in Laos, divided into 100 att, symbol ₭, abbreviation LAK.
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(gymnastics) A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.
(game) A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.
(Scotland) A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.
