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avoirdupois
av·oir·du·pois [ àvvər də póyz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. measurements 
Same as  avoirdupois weight
2. somebody's weight: the amount that somebody weighs ( humorous )

[14th century. < Old French aveir de peis "goods of weight"]
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