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1. (n.) pounder
a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.
2. (n.) pounder
a person or thing having or associated with a weight or value of a pound or a specified number of pounds (often used in combination):
The lobster is a two-pounder.
Etymology: (1635–45)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pounder
(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
"the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders"
2. (noun) pestle, muller, pounder
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
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1. (noun) pounder
one who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill
2. (noun) pounder
an instrument used for pounding; a pestle
3. (noun) pounder
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
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