AUNCEL WEIGHT
\ˈɔːnsə͡l wˈe͡ɪt], \ˈɔːnsəl wˈeɪt], \ˈɔː_n_s_əl w_ˈeɪ_t]\
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In English law. An ancient mode of weighing, described by Cowell as "a kind of weight with scales hanging, or hooks fastened to each end of a staff, which a man, lifting up upon his forefinger or hand, discerneth the quality or difference between the weight and the thing weighed."
By Henry Campbell Black
