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avoirdupois: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
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| avoirdupois |
a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) fatness: excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
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| avoirdupois weight |
System of weights based on 1 pound equaling 16 ounces and an ounce equaling 16 drams.
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| avoirdupois |
A system of weights based on a pound containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains. It can also simply mean heaviness.
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| avoirdupois measure |
A system of weighing or measuring articles in which 7000 grains equal 1 lb. SEE: Weights and Measures Appendix.
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