avoirdupois - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • pound: The correct answer, of course, is the lead, because it is weighed in avoirdupois pounds.

Noun used with modifier

  • pound: The measures used were the local basket, full-size being one bushel, and the pound avoirdupois.

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