Definitionn. a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound
Last update: September 13, 2015
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In some districts, especially in Yorkshire, the count is based on the number of yards per ounce, and in others the older method of drams avoirdupois per woo yard skein. [Please select]
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Passford," whispered Flint, when he realized that his avoirdupois was too much for the young officer." [Please select]
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It was as heavy metaphorically as it was in avoirdupois. [Please select]
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"I suppose this is all an alluvial soil, Brother Avoirdupois," said Dr. [Please select]
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But I am satisfied, and the commander may invite you to proceed," chuckled Brother Avoirdupois." [Please select]
He coolly picked Lucinda up in his arms, as if she had been a child instead of a full grown woman of no mean avoirdupois, and began to wade with her through the water. [Please select]
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Even little Jan pulled with all his might--though a single pound avoirdupois weight would have been about the measure of _his_ strength. [Please select]
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