avoirdupois

  1. Noun.  The official system of weights used in UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since 1300 (C.E.) .
  2. Noun.  The official system of weights used in USA between 1866 and 1959.
  3. Noun.  Weight; heaviness.

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