Bible Encyclopedias
Ounce
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
'OUNCE.subsequently dropped. If this be so the word is the same as "lynx," from the popular Lat. luncia = lyncia, Gr. My. On the other hand once and onza may be nasalized forms of yuz, the Persian name of the panther.
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Ounce'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/o/ounce.html. 1910.