Auncel

The auncel (Norman: auncelle or aunsell’, lit. "little balance") was a balance scale formerly used in England.[1] It was banned by Edward III in 1350.[2]

In some British dialects, it is used for the informal weighing of meat by hand instead of by scales.[1]

References

  1. 1 2  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Auncel". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 921.
  2. ↑ 25 Edward III st. 5 c. 9 (1350).


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