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avoirdupois weight

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

How To Use avoirdupois weight In A Sentence

  • Gold is measured using troy weights (as opposed to the more familiar avoirdupois weights): 24 grains make a pennyweight, and 20 pennyweights make a 31.1-gram troy ounce.
  • Gold is measured using troy weights (as opposed to the more familiar avoirdupois weights): 24 grains make a pennyweight, and 20 pennyweights make a 31.1-gram troy ounce.
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