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pounder |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pounder \Pound"er\, n. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pounder n : something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder" or "their linemen are all 300-pounders"
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