Definition:Avoirdupois/Stone/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Stone
The plural of stone, in the context of weight avoirdupois, is not stones but stone.
When reporting a weight in stone and pounds, it is also customary not actually to say pound.
Hence prime.mover would (if asked) report his weight as "$16$ stone $6$" instead of saying "$16$ stones and $6$ pounds" in full.