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Bounce
kangaroo
  A girl who weighed many an oz.
Used language I dare not pronoz.
      For a fellow unkind
      Pulled her chair out behind
Just to see, so he said, if she'd boz.

 

 

If you're too young to remember the pre-metric weights and measures there were sixteen ounces in a pound. The ounce was commonly abbreviated to "oz." but was still pronounced "ounce". You can take it from there.