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To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat. |
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To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy instrument; as, to
pound spice or salt. |
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To strike heavy blows; to beat. |
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To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine
pounds. |
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An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which
cattle or other animals are confined when taken in trespassing, or when
going at large in violation of law; a pinfold. |
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A level stretch in a canal between locks. |
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A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow
entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward. |
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To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. |
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of Pound |
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A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard
consisting of an established number of ounces. |
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A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to
twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is
no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same
value. |
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