Usually means: Standard weights used for commerce.
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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. avoirdupois weights: Merriam-Webster
  2. avoirdupois weights: Collins English Dictionary
  3. avoirdupois weights: Vocabulary.com

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  1. avoirdupois weights: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. avoirdupois weights: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Avoirdupois weights: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement (No longer online)

(Note: See avoirdupois_weight as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (avoirdupois weight)

noun:  a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
▸ Also see avoirdupois_weight


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