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old money

The imperial system of measurement, as opposed to the metric system.
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These scales say I weigh 72 kilograms; what's that in old money?.

Submitted on September 01, 2009

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old moneyFamilies that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
old moneyThe monetary system used in the United Kingdom before decimalisation and consisting of pounds, shillings, and pence.
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