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kat

noun
1
An ancient Egyptian unit of weight equal to one-fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
"Archaeologists found weights marked in kat among the tomb's trade goods."

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In plain EnglishA small unit of weight used in ancient Egypt.

Word Forms

kats plural

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Etymology

From ancient Egyptian kat.

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