What does stone mean in reference to weight?!

Question: I often see people asking if their weight is healthy. they say things like I weigh 10 stone or i gained a stone , etc please explain.

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Answers: I often see people asking if their weight is healthy. they say things like I weigh 10 stone or i gained a stone , etc please explain.

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1 stone = 14lb.

It's an English unit of weight.

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A stone is a measurement of weight.
There's 14 lbs to a stone.
Instead of saying 95 lbs in England, we say 6st11

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1 stoned +44

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