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“Avoirdupois weight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avoirdupois%20weight. Accessed 26 May. 2022.
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The first known use of avoirdupois weight was in 1619
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