English system

noun

: the foot-pound-second system of units

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1821, in the meaning defined above

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English system

noun

: a system of weights and measures in which the foot is the principal unit of length and the pound is the principal unit of weight

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English system

noun

En·glish system ˈiŋ-glish-, ˈiŋ-lish-

: the foot-pound-second system of units

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