POUNDER
| Pronunciation: | | 'pawndur
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- [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
- [n] (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders"
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| | Synonyms: | | muller, pestle |
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| | See Also: | | force unit, tool | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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