AVOIRDUPOIS

• (noun) excess bodily weight

  "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"

  synonyms : blubber , fat , fatness

• (noun) a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

  synonyms : avoirdupois weight

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