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Hindu weight
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tola
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n. a unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains ((nowrap: 11.663 8038 grams)) in 1833, of a similar but slightly variable value before that date
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Tola \To"la\, n. [Hind., from Skr. tul[=a] a balance.] A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The tola (; ; tolā . from ; tolaka ) Punjabi ਤੋਲਾ , also transliterated as tolah or tole , is a traditional South Asian unit of mass , now standardised as 180 troy grains or exactly 3/8 troy ounce . It was the base unit of mass in the British Indian system ...
Usage examples of tola.
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