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Noun
/ˌävərdəˈpoiz/,
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A system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces or 7,000 grains, widely used in English-speaking countries,
  1. A system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces or 7,000 grains, widely used in English-speaking countries
    • - avoirdupois weights
    • - a pound avoirdupois
  2. Weight; heaviness
    • - she was putting on the avoirdupois like nobody's business
  1. a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
  2. fatness: excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
  3. The official system of weights used in UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300 CE; The official system of weights used in USA between 1866 and 1959; Weight; heaviness
  4. a system of weights for commodities except precious metals, stones, and drugs. One avoirdupois ounce equals 28.35 grams or 437.50 grains.
  5. The weight system of most English speaking counties. 16 ounces to the pound avoirdupois.