Definition of ton

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Ton (n.) Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden..

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Gravel-stone :: Gravel-stone (n.) A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus..
Terry :: Terry (n.) A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used for upholstery and trimmings..
Gromwell :: Gromwell (n.) A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German gromwell is the Stellera..
Cambro-briton :: Cambro-Briton (n.) A Welshman.
Rebate :: Rebate (n.) A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
Toning :: Toning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ton.
Astounding :: Astounding (a.) Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact..
Stony :: Stony (superl.) Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust..
Sump :: Sump (n.) A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion..
Emplecton :: Emplecton (n.) A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders..
Mineralization :: Mineralization (n.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a stony nature.
Petong :: Petong (n.) See Packfong.
Disarticulator :: Disarticulator (n.) One who disarticulates and prepares skeletons.
Ballast :: Ballast (v. t.) To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid..
Lightly :: Lightly (adv.) Not chastely; wantonly.
Teutonic :: Teutonic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons; Germanic..
Platonical :: Platonical (a.) Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or opinions..
Throw :: Throw (n.) The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw..
Set :: Set (v. t.) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure..
Ton :: Ton (n.) Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden..
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