- 1. n. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill. Source: opted
- 2. n. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle. Source: opted
- 3. n. A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc.; as, a cannon carrying a twelve-pound ball is called a twelve pounder. Source: opted
- 4. n. (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds Source: wordnet
- 5. n. 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 Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill. 2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle. 3. A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc.; as, a cannon carrying a twelve-pound ball is called a twelve pounder. Note: Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called a ten pounder. Source: webster
- 7. n:100 n. (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds Source: ecdict
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