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pound (s) (noun), pounds (pl)
1. The measure of weight: The merchant bought a pound of carrots from the farmer.
2. A unit of currency or money: The British child received a pound as a birthday gift which she planned to spend on lots of chocolates.
3. Etymology: developed from Old English (before 810) pund. The West Germanic stem punda- represents an early borrowing from Latin pondo, "a pound" or "pounds", originally in libra pondo, "a pound by weight" from pondo, "by weight".

The pound as a unit of money is recorded in Old English and was so called because originally it was a weight of silver, which was 12 ounces troy weight.

Several measures of pound for various commodities existed in Medieval Europe, and in England some of these were given specific names; such as, "Tower pound" and "merchant's pound".

The pound of 16 ounces (avoirdupois, weight or heaviness or commodities sold by weight), originally was used for weighing bulky material in the 1200s and 1300s, then it was established as a fixed weight for trade before 1377.

—Compiled from modified excerpts located in
The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart, Editor;
The H.W. Wilson Company; New York; 1988; page 825.
This entry is located in the following unit: pond-, -pond (page 2)
pound (verb), pounds; pounded; pounding
1. To hit with force again and again: Rosetta pounded the nails into the wooden fence in order to make it more secure.

Karl's little girl was in her bedroom and couldn't get it open, so she was pounding on the door hoping someone would come and help her get out.

2. To break or to crush something into very small pieces by hitting it repeatedly: The grains of wheat were pounded into flour.
3. To work hard at something for a long time: Hank was pounding away at his computer like he usually did until late at night as he was striving to complete more of his website project.
4. To beat quickly and loudly: Jillian woke up from the dream that she was having with her heart pounding in her ears.
This entry is located in the following unit: pond-, -pond (page 2)
pound, pound
pound (POUND) (verb)
To strike repeatedly with force: Because Sam didn't have a hammer, he used a rock to pound the nail into the board.
pound (POUND) (noun)
1. A British unit of money: The cashier gave Manfred a pound as change for his souvenir purchase which he made at the end of his trip to England.
2. An enclosure for stray, lost, or unwanted animals: Lewis went to the pound to find a new kitten for his niece.
3. A unit for measuring weight, consisting of 16 ounces avoirdupois and 12 ounces troy weight: Adam asked the clerk in the store what the cost of a pound of potatoes would be.

Peter wants to purchase a large amount of British money. Wouldn't that be like buying a pound of pounds? Then he wants to go to the local pound with his hammer, because he needs to pound in a few nails to repair the fence before the pound falls apart.

(Latin: balance; to be balanced; to make even; Roman pound)
(Latin: to place, to put, to set; placement, positioning)
Word Entries at Get Words containing the term: “pound
fist bump, fist-bump, fist pound (s) (noun), fist bumps, fist-bumps, fist pounds (pl)
A gesture similar in meaning to a "handshake" or a "high five": A fist bump may indicate a symbol of giving respect, congratulations, or greetings instead of shaking hands.

On June 3, 2008, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama fist bumped during a televised presidential campaign speech in St. Paul, Minnesota, and the gesture became known as "the fist bump heard 'round the world'."

—Compiled from information located in
"The Fist Couple: Giving a Big Bump to Authenticity"
by Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts;
The Washington Post ; June 5, 2008.
This entry is located in the following unit: English Words in Action, Group F (page 3)
pon-, posit-, pos-, -poning, -poned, -ponency, -ponent, -ponement, -pound
Latin: to place, to put, to set; placement, positioning; in this unit.