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Weight/Mass | Convert from pud, pood [Russia] to libra [ancient Rome] |
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Common Weight Conversions Metric Weight Conversions Unit Definition (pud, pood [Russia]) The pud or pood is a traditional unit of weight in Russia. The pud equals 40 funte or 1/30 packen; this is about 16.381 kilograms or 36.11 pounds. The plural is pudi. Unit Definition (libra [ancient Rome]) The libra [ancient Rome] is a traditional unit of weight. The libra was the Roman unit from which the English pound is descended; the symbol "lb" for the pound comes from this unit. The Roman libra contained only 12 unciae (ounces) and was about 0.722 English pound. The word "libra" is sometimes used now for the kilogram, a much larger unit.
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