2 example sentences using avoirdupois.

Avoirdupois used in a sentence

Avoirdupois in a sentence as a noun

I wonder if there is a process that has to be gone through to now update the pound avoirdupois.

We have the apothecaries' system, the avoirdupois system, the customary system.

Avoirdupois definitions

noun

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

noun

excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

See also: fatness blubber