Avoirdupois

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Avoirdupois

A system of measuring weight in which the basic unit is one pound, which is divided into 16 ounces. It is used in the United States, and to a lesser extent in the United Kingdom, Canada, and some former British colonies. Because it is not based on units of 10, it is not used in scientific settings.

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108 x 7000 Bruges wool wt; later the avoirdupois lb.

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If you're not, regardless of whether the avoirdupois is you or your bags, you pay more.

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During the Middle Ages it seems we measured grain in bushels and a bushel, when full of wheat, was reckoned to weigh 64 tower pounds or 56 avoirdupois pounds.