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Word: avoirdupois (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • The official system of weights used in UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since AD 1300.
  • The official system of weights used in USA between 1866 and 1959.
  • Weight; heaviness.

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