avoirdupois (n.)

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

    [ Syn: avoirdupois weight ]

  2. excess bodily weight; she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others

    [ Syn: fatness , fat , blubber ]

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