sb. Also 8 lote, 8–9 loot. [Ger.; a specific use of loth LEAD sb.1 Also Du. lood (obs.).] A denomination of weight in use in Holland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It varies locally in amount, but is always 1/32 of the local pound, or half the local ounce.
1683. Pettus, Fleta Min., I. (1686), 29. The Mark in the Grain-weight, is parted into Loths and Grains.
1753. Hanway, Trav. (1762), I. II. xi. 51. 1 ounce is 2 loot. Ibid., VI. lxxxi. 371. 32 Lotes = 1 pound.
1799. W. Tooke, View Russian Emp., III. 530. They … heighten the colour afterwards with 3 lote of allum to every pound of berries.
1839. Ure, Dict. Arts, 1124. The earthy deposit contains from 1/4 to 9/12 of a loth of silver per cwt.
1868. Seyd, Bullion, 146. For Silver, it [Carat] is the mark divided into 16 loths of 18 grains each.
