"teenth" meaning in English

See teenth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-teenth.ogg [Australia] Forms: teenths [plural]
Etymology: Short for sixteenth. Head templates: {{en-noun}} teenth (plural teenths)
  1. (slang, used in measuring drugs) A dram, a sixteenth of an ounce. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Recreational drugs, Units of measure

Inflected forms

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