Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A thing or person weighing a specified number of pounds: only in composition, with a numeral; specifically, of artillery, a gun that discharges a missile of the specified weight: thus, a 64-pounder is a cannon firing balls weighing each 64 pounds.
- noun A person who promises or pays a specified number of pounds sterling.
- noun Before the passing of the Reform Act of 1867 the term ten-pounders was applied in Great Britain to those paying the lowest amount of yearly rent (£10) entitling them to vote in parliamentary elections in cities and boroughs.
- noun A kind of pear, supposed to weigh a pound.
- noun A pound-keeper.
- noun One who pounds.
- noun An instrument for pounding.
- noun A pestle.
- noun The beater of a fulling-mill.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill.
- noun An instrument used for pounding; a pestle.
- noun A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc..
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A vessel in which something is
pounded , or something used inpounding - noun A
gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot - noun Something that weighs a specified number of
pounds
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
- noun a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
Etymologies
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Examples
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A 502 pounder is my biggest, it was the first bear I ever shot ...
The talk about Maine have a chance to hold the world record buck got me thinking. 2009
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The 6-6, 290-pounder is an outstanding athlete, having earned nine letters in high school. —
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The 6-foot-7, 210-pounder is expected to be a major inside presence for the Redhawks when he's healthy.
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A 502 pounder is my biggest, it was the first bear I ever shot ...
The talk about Maine have a chance to hold the world record buck got me thinking. 2009
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The 6-foot-5, 255-pounder is a hidden gem with his size and strength.
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-- The 5-foot-10, 194-pounder is among the players Fresno State targeted to help the Bulldogs contend with the increasing number of spread teams it plays.
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Four-star recruit Jason Morris, a 6-4, 190-pounder from the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., is rated the No. 18 small forward in the nation by Scout. com.
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The 6-foot-7, 210-pounder is expected to be a major inside presence for the Redhawks when he's healthy.
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The 24 pounder from the Battery gave a still more powerful repercussion, —
Letter 290 2009
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Four-star recruit Jason Morris, a 6-4, 190-pounder from the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Conn., is rated the No. 18 small forward in the nation by Scout. com.
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