'Ounce' was in the last Private Eye crossword.
Otherwise I would not have known this.
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Pie of Meat ___°¬¯O¯____\o/_____/\_,____Y¯¯Y,
Thu 17 May 2012, 12:02,
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It's a word that never comes up in conversation
It only seems to exist these days in the minds of crossword compilers - see also "kidney" meaning "class".
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emvee cruor deo cruoris,
Thu 17 May 2012, 12:07,
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