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sixteen ounces is a pound

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  • Pound — Pound, n.; pl. {Pounds}, collectively {Pound} or {Pounds}. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight, pendere to weigh. See {Pendant}.] 1. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pound — Pound, n.; pl. {Pounds}, collectively {Pound} or {Pounds}. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight, pendere to weigh. See {Pendant}.] 1. A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pound — [n] sixteen ounces/.454 kilograms of weight avoirdupois, pint, troy; concept 795 pound [v1] crush; beat rhythmically batter, belabor, bruise, buffet, clobber, comminute, drub, hammer, hit, malleate, palpitate, pelt, pestle, powder, pulsate, pulse …   New thesaurus

  • pound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. beat, thump, drum, bruise, tenderize; crush, pulverize. See powderiness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Measure of weight] Syn. sixteen ounces, Troy pound, avoirdupois pound, commercial pound, pint; see also… …   English dictionary for students

  • pound — A place for confinement of strays and other animals found running at large illegally, maintained by public authority or maintained by a private agency through contract or arrangement with public authority. Massachusetts Society for Prevention of… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • not sixteen annas to the rupee of —    low intelligence    This is one of many phrases indicating a shortage from a full complement. Under British Indian currency, there were four pice to the anna and sixteen annas to the rupee. Today the anna is not used. Despite decimalization,… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • ounce — [[t]a͟ʊns[/t]] ounces 1) N COUNT: num N, oft N of n An ounce is a unit of weight used in Britain and the USA. There are sixteen ounces in a pound and one ounce is equal to 28.35 grams. ...four ounces of sugar. 2) N SING: usu N of n You can refer… …   English dictionary

  • to — 1 before vowels,; strong /tu:/ 1 (used before a verb to show that it is the infinitive, but not before can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, or ought transitivehe following senses show the patterns in which to is used.) 2 used …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • avoirdupois — /aevard(y)uwpoyz/ The name of a system of weights (sixteen ounces to the pound) used in weighing articles other than medicines, metals, and precious stones; so named in distinction from the Troy weight …   Black's law dictionary

  • avoirdupois — /aevard(y)uwpoyz/ The name of a system of weights (sixteen ounces to the pound) used in weighing articles other than medicines, metals, and precious stones; so named in distinction from the Troy weight …   Black's law dictionary

  • six|teen — «SIHKS TEEN», noun, adjective. six more than ten; 16: »There are sixteen ounces in a pound. ╂[Old English sixtēne] …   Useful english dictionary

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