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avoirdupois

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Noun

excess bodily weight
- she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others

a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

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Synonyms:
fatness fat blubber avoirdupois weight
Antonyms:
leanness thinness spareness

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Words contain "avoirdupois" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
avoirdupois unit half pound quarter pound avoirdupois lb maund grain stone pound

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