pound

POUND, noun [Latin pondo, pondus, weight, a pound; pendo, to weigh, to bend.] 1. A standard weight consisting of twelve ounces troy or sixteen ounces avoirdupois. 2. A money of account consisting of twenty shillings, the value of which is different in different countries. The pound sterling is equivalent to $4.44.44 cts. money of the United States. In New England and Virginia, the pound is equal to $3 1/3; in New York to $2 1/2. POUND, noun An inclosure erected by authority, in which cattle or other beasts are confined when taken in trespassing, or going at large in violation of law; a pin-fold. POUND, verb transitive To confine in a public pound POUND, verb transitive 1. To beat; to strike with some heavy instrument, and with repeated blows, so as to make an impression. With cruel blows she pounds her blubber'd cheeks. 2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine parts by a heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt. Loud strokes with pounding spice the fabric rend.