Avoirdupois
WordNet
noun
(1) Excess bodily weight
"She disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
(2) A system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
WiktionaryText
Noun
avoirdupois
- the official system of weights used in UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since AD 1300.
- the official system of weights used in USA between 1866 and 1959.
- weight; heaviness;
- he has a lot of avoirdupois