Difference between Avoirdupois and Fat

What is the difference between Avoirdupois and Fat?

Avoirdupois as a noun is the official system of weights used in uk between 1856 and 1963. it had been the customary system in london since ad 1300. while Fat as a noun is a specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.

Avoirdupois

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The official system of weights used in UK between 1856 and 1963. It had been the customary system in London since AD 1300. The official system of weights used in USA between 1866 and 1959. Weight; heaviness.

Fat

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body.Thick.Bountiful.Variant form of phat.A poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (See thin, shank, toe)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make fat; to fatten.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.That part of an organization deemed wasteful.A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.A person or animal that is overweight or obese.An erection.

Example sentence: Thin people are beautiful, but fat people are adorable.

We hope you now know whether to use Avoirdupois or Fat in your sentence.

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