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    Mar 27, 2007, 07:10 PM
    Pounds abbreviation
    Where did the lb. for pounds come from:confused:
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    Mar 27, 2007, 07:33 PM
    Lb is an abbreviation of the Roman weight - libra - for pound
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    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.
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