skålp:d

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Swedish[edit]

Noun[edit]

skålp:d n

  1. Abbreviation of skålpund (Swedish pound; 425.07 g).
    • 1834 June 6, “Det nya myntsystemet [The new monetary system]”, in Aftonbladet[1], page 4:
      Vid det föreslagna nya myntsystemet har Utskottet äfven fogat en annan fördel, uti sjelfva kopparslantarne, hvaraf 100 utgöra ett skålp:d viktualievikt, så att, då det nya vigtsystemet blifver antaget, har man uti dessa slantar en vigtsats för bästa pris.
      In the proposed new coin system, the Committee has also added another advantage, in the copper pennies themselves, 100 of which constitute a Swedish pound victual weight, so that, when the new weight system is adopted, one has with these pennies a weight set for the best price.