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pounder
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pounder
(noun)
pounder
/
ˈ
paʊndɚ/
noun
plural
pounders
pounder
/
ˈ
paʊndɚ/
noun
plural
pounders
Britannica Dictionary definition of POUNDER
[
count
]
1
:
a person or thing that has a specified weight in pounds
—
used in combination
The fish was a 22-
pounder
. [=the fish weighed 22 pounds]
He's the team's only 300-
pounder
. [=a person who weighs 300 pounds]
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2
:
a gun that fires a shell of a specified weight
a 64-
pounder
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