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Lifesabeachinnt
Mar 27, 2007, 07:10 PM
Where did the lb. for pounds come from:confused:

shygrneyzs
Mar 27, 2007, 07:33 PM
Lb is an abbreviation of the Roman weight - libra - for pound

Capuchin
Mar 27, 2007, 10:30 PM
They actually used the phrase "libra pondo" for a pound weight, which explains the origin of our word pound.