Avoirdupois in a Sentence  ðŸ”Š

Definition of Avoirdupois

a system in the United States for measuring a pound equaling to sixteen ounces

Examples of Avoirdupois in a sentence

To calculate the weight of the gold using avoirdupois, it was determined that the gold weighed over a pound.  ðŸ”Š

When I placed the spices on the American scale, it measured two pounds based on avoirdupois.  ðŸ”Š

As the merchant began to sell his tea, he decided to price it as 24 shillings per pound by avoirdupois.  ðŸ”Š

To convert from the American avoirdupois to grams, the mathematician had to get out a calculator.  ðŸ”Š

Once the British man saw the weight of the fish being measured in American avoirdupois, he wondered how much it weighed in grams.  ðŸ”Š

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