Look up: Avoirdupois

1. avoirdupois
   [n] - a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
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2. Avoirdupois
   Av`oir·du·pois' (ăv`ẽr*du*poiz') noun & adjective [ Middle English aver de peis , goods of weight, where peis is from Old French peis weight, French poids , Latin pensum . See Aver ,
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3. avoirdupois
   1. Goods sold by weight. ... 2. Avoirdupois weight. ... 3. Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois. Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter, sugar, tea. ... The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is equivale...
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4. avoirdupois
   avoirdupois weight noun a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
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5. Avoirdupois
   • (n.) Goods sold by weight. • (n.) Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois. • (n.) Avoirdupois weight.
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6. Avoirdupois
   The avoirdupois scale is a measurement of weight. The name comes from the French meaning 'goods having weight' or 'weight of goods'.
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7. avoirdupois
   Type: Term Pronunciation: av′er-du-poyz′ Definitions: 1. A system of weights in which 16 ounces make 1 pound, equivalent to 453.59237 g. See Weights and Measures Appendix.
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8. avoirdupois
   System of units of mass based on the pound (0.45 kg), which consists of 16 ounces (each of 16 drams) or 7,000 grains (each equal to 65 mg)
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9. Avoirdupois
   The `avoirdupois` (; ) system is a system of weights (or, properly, mass) based on a pound of 16 ounces. It is the everyday system of weight used in the United States and is still widely used to varying degrees by many people in Canada, the United Kingdom, and some other former British colonies desp...
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