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Noun: avoirdupois  `a-vur-du'poyz or 'a-vur-du`poyz
  1. A system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
    - avoirdupois weight
     
  2. Excess bodily weight
    "she disliked avoirdupois in herself as well as in others"
    - fatness, fat, blubber

Derived forms: avoirdupoises

Type of: bodily property, system of weights, weight

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