piece
n.— «His killers had agreed to take him to purchase a “nine piece”—street slang for 9.5 ounces of cocaine, hoping to get thousands of dollars and the drugs.» —“Baby’s death haunts police” by Lori Caldwell Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Ind.) Feb. 6, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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