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avoirdupois unit, n.

any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
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avoirdupois unit

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British Imperial System, English system, British system avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight

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grain dram ounce, oz. pound, lb half pound quarter pound stone quarter hundredweight, cwt, long hundredweight hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal long ton, ton, gross ton ton, short ton, net ton kiloton megaton