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Uncs vs Unce - What's the difference?

uncs | unce |

As nouns the difference between uncs and unce

is that uncs is while unce is (obsolete) an ounce; a small portion or unce can be a claw; an uncus.

uncs

English

Noun

(head)
  • (colloquial) uncle (especially one's own uncle)
    • Hey, Uncs, how's it going?

    unce

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) (lena) (uncia) ounce. See (ounce) a weight.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An ounce; a small portion.
  • * Chaucer
    • By unces hung his locks.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A claw; an uncus.
    • (Webster 1913) ----