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pounder

poun·der

UK/ˈpaʊndə/ US/ˈpaʊndɚ/ rare

noun

1.

(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds

  • “the fisherman caught a 10-pounder”
  • “their linemen are all 300-pounders”
2.

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

Synonyms

Origin

From pound (“unit of money, measure of value”) + -er.

Phrases

  • Bible pounder
  • brass pounder
  • ground pounder
  • mortar and pestle
  • pussy pounder
  • rice pounder
  • torta pounder

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