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Is four pounds a stone?

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The pound or pound-mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, lbm, ℔), the unit of mass used in the imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement
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Is the mass 4 pounds a piece of stone (a solid item consisting of a lump of stone or rock)?
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Stone (unit) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When used as the unit of measurement, the plural form of stone is correctly stone (as in, "11 stone" or "12 stone 6 pounds"); when describing the units, the correct plural is stones ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(mass)
Stones to Pounds converter
Stones to Pounds conversion calculator for Weight conversions with additional tables and formulas.
http://www.metric-conversions.org/weight/stones-to-pounds.htm
How much does four stone weight? The British and Irish use it ...
How much does four stone weight? The British and Irish use it.? 6 years ago ... Potatoes, for example, were traditionally sold in stones and half-stones (14-pound and ...
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061019072243AA1Nef6
English weights and measures: Weights
Weights: Grains and drams, ounces and pounds, stones and tons. The basic unit of weight in the ... based on the grain of wheat - and that three grains of barley weigh the same as four ...
http://home.clara.net/brianp/weights.html
Weight Converter
Pounds to Stones; Type in the number of pounds and click the Convert button for pounds to stones conversion. There are 14 pounds (lb) in a stone.
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/body_weight/weight_converter.htm

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