(in combination) Something that weighs, or holds, a specified number of ounces.

plural of ouncer

Alternative spelling of metric ounce

plural of ouncil

(Ireland, obsolete) Scales for weighing produce at a market

(forestry) The process of assisting logs in their downstream motion by pushing them through the water.

plural of fine ounce

plural of metric-ounce

It is better to prevent a disease than to have to cure it. / (idiomatic, by extension) Precaution and prevention of an undesirable thing is preferable to dealing with its potential consequences.

(rare) Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure