Definitions from Wiktionary (avoirdupois)
▸ noun: (historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
▸ noun: (historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
▸ noun: (chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Merchandise.
avoirdupois weight,
avoirdupois pound,
pound avoirdupois,
avoirdupois ounce,
avoirdupois pounds,
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▸ noun: (historical) The official system of weights used in the UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300.
▸ noun: (historical) The official system of weights used in the USA between 1866 and 1959.
▸ noun: (chiefly humorous) Weight; heaviness.
▸ noun: (obsolete) Merchandise.
Similar:
fat,
avoirdupois weight,
old money,
pound sterling,
sterling,
broad,
tower,
noble,
Rightpondia,
shillinge,
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