avoirdupois measure
avoirdupois measure
(av″ĕr-dĕ-poyz′, -pwa′) [Fr. avoir du pois, to have (some) weight]A system of weighing or measuring articles in which 7000 grains equal 1 lb.
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As a unit of measure, the ounce referred to 'a unit of weight equal to (a) one-twelfth of a pound in troy and apothecaries' measure, equal to 480 grains (= 31.1 grams); (b) one-sixteenth of a pound in avoirdupois measure (= ~ 28.3 grams)' (OED).
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