what does avoirdupois mean?
AVOIRDUPOIS as NOUN
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- she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others
Hypernyms(s) avoirdupois is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
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Hypernyms(s) avoirdupois is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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