avoirdupois English

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avoirdupois

— noun a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

— noun (= fatness) excess bodily weight she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others

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avoirdupois English » English

weight

heft

heaviness

fatness

fat

blubber

avoirdupois weight

weightiness

stress

sinker

printing shop

press

ponderation

emphasis

dumbbell

bob

accent

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Weigh

• What words describe a system of weights?
  apothecary avoirdupois metric troy