Monday, March 24, 2008

av·oir·du·pois [àvvər də póyz]

noun

1. measurements. Same as avoirdupois weight
2. somebody's weight: the amount that somebody weighs (humorous)

[14th century. < Old French aveir de peis "goods of weight"]
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