Avoirdupois - Definition
avoirdupois
n 1: a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000
grains) [syn: avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight]
2: excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as
well as in others" [syn: fatness, fat, blubber,
avoirdupois] [ant: leanness, spareness, thinness]