System of masses based on a pound of 16 ounces.
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Examples for "avoirdupois "
Examples for "avoirdupois "
1 She had so far successfully fought down an hereditary tendency to avoirdupois .
2 Who'd ever suspect it in a man of your age and - and avoirdupois !
3 The rest of the day was spent in a kind of avoirdupois war.
4 The shekel was equal to about an ounce, in our modern avoirdupois system.
5 It was an easy herd to show, for the pounds avoirdupois were there.
1 The gut microbiota was able to utilise all the substrates and there was a link between the avDP with the fermentation properties.
1 The shekel was equal to about an ounce, in our modern avoirdupois system .
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