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tael
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Noun tael has 1 sense
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tael, n. [Malay ta, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tulā a balance, weight, tul to weigh.].
A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third. [1913 Webster]
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