"foont" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foonts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foont (plural foonts)
  1. Alternative form of funt (“old Russian unit of weight”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: funt (extra: old Russian unit of weight)
    Sense id: en-foont-en-noun-l2yOTsBz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: foonts [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from French vingt (“twenty”), since a sovereign was worth 20 shillings. Head templates: {{en-noun}} foont (plural foonts)
  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) A sovereign (the coin). Tags: UK, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Coins, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-foont-en-noun-4FEfrN2I Disambiguation of Coins: 5 95 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 38 62 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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