scruple (weight)

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• Scruple — Scru ple, n. [L. scrupulus a small sharp or pointed stone, the twenty fourth part of an ounce, a scruple, uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone, anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr. ? the chippings of stone, ? a razor, Skr.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scruple — [skro͞o′pəl] n. [MFr scrupule < L scrupulus, small sharp stone (hence small weight, difficulty, doubt), dim. of scrupus, sharp stone < IE * skreup < base * (s)ker , to cut] 1. a very small quantity, amount, or part 2. a) an ancient Roman …   English World dictionary

• scruple — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of doubt as to whether an action is morally right. 2) historical a unit of weight used by apothecaries, equal to 20 grains. ► VERB ▪ hesitate to do something that one thinks may be wrong. ORIGIN from Latin scrupus, literally… …   English terms dictionary

• scruple — scrupleless, adj. /skrooh peuhl/, n., v., scrupled, scrupling. n. 1. a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions. 2. a very small portion or amount. 3. a unit of weight equal to 20… …   Universalium

• scruple — An apothecaries weight of 20 grains or one third of a dram. [L. scrupulus, a small sharp stone, a weight, the 24th part of an ounce, a s., dim. of scrupus, a sharp stone] * * * scru·ple skrü pəl n a unit of apothecaries weight equal to 20 grains… …   Medical dictionary

• scruple — /ˈskrupəl / (say skroohpuhl) noun 1. hesitation or reluctance from conscientious or other restraining reasons: *I felt strong and brave again, with not a scruple left. –jessica anderson, 1978. 2. a very small portion or amount. 3. a unit of… …  

• scruple — {{11}}scruple (n.) moral misgiving, pang of conscience, late 14c., from O.Fr. scrupule (14c.), from L. scrupulus uneasiness, anxiety, pricking of conscience, lit. small sharp stone, dim. of scrupus sharp stone or pebble, used figuratively by… …   Etymology dictionary

• scruple — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scrupil, scriple, from Anglo French scruple, from Latin scrupulus a unit of weight, diminutive of scrupus sharp stone Date: 14th century 1. see weight table 2. a minute part or quantity ; iota II. noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• scruple — (s)    a unit of weight in the traditional (troy) system used by English apothecaries, equal to 20 grains, 1/24 troy ounce2 or approximately 1.2960 gram. See also dram2, and see troy weights for additional information. The name of the unit is… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• weight — Synonyms and related words: Indian club, accent, affliction, amperage, armipotence, ascendancy, authoritativeness, authority, balance, ballast, barbell, be heavy, beef, bitter cup, bitter draft, bitter draught, bitter pill, black power, bob, brim …   Moby Thesaurus