i keep hearing this term used to describe people's weight and I cannot figure out what it actually is.
2007-12-21 08:29:15 · 5 answers · asked by indie124 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It's a British unit of weight. It's 14 lbs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(weight)
2007-12-21 08:31:40 · answer #1 · answered by christnp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stone = 14 pounds, is used in the UK as a measurement of weight.
probably used because their currency is the Pound Sterling, pound for short.
2007-12-21 16:31:20 · answer #2 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
14 lbs
2007-12-21 16:31:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have heard of the rolling stones, but not a stone
for weight.
2007-12-21 16:31:37 · answer #4 · answered by Jerry S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
roughly 14 pounds American.
2007-12-21 16:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by less than three 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋