pounder

pounder
Ⅰ.
pound [1] ► NOUN 1) a unit of weight equal to 16 oz avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz troy (0.3732 kg). 2) (also pound sterling) (pl. pounds sterling) the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence. 3) another term for PUNT(Cf. ↑punt). 4) the basic monetary unit of several Middle Eastern countries, equal to 100 piastres. 5) the basic monetary unit of Cyprus, equal to 100 cents. 6) a monetary unit of the Sudan, equal to one tenth of a dinar.
● one's pound of flesh — Cf. ↑one's pound of flesh
DERIVATIVES pounder noun.
ORIGIN Old English, from Latin libra pondo, denoting a Roman ‘pound weight’ of 12 ounces.
Ⅱ.
pound [2] ► VERB 1) strike or hit heavily and repeatedly. 2) walk or run with heavy steps. 3) beat of throb with a strong regular rhythm. 4) (pound out) produce (a document or piece of music) with heavy strokes on a keyboard or instrument. 5) crush or grind into a powder or paste. 6) informal defeat resoundingly.
ORIGIN Old English.
Ⅲ.
pound [3] ► NOUN 1) a place where stray dogs or illegally parked vehicles may officially be taken and kept until claimed. 2) archaic a trap or prison.
ORIGIN uncertain.

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