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   Av·oir·du·pois

   /ˌävərdəˈpoiz/

   

   noun

   • 1. a system of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces or 7,000 grains, widely used in English-speaking countries: "avoirdupois weights"
   • ▪ weight; heaviness: "she was putting on the avoirdupois like nobody's business"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting merchandise sold by weight): from Old French aveir de peis ‘goods of weight’, from aveir ‘to have’ (infinitive used as a noun, from Latin habere) + peis ‘weight’ (see poise1).

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