POUNDER


Meaning of POUNDER in English

/ ˈpaʊndə(r); NAmE / noun (in compounds)

1.

something that weighs the number of pounds mentioned :

a three-pounder (= a fish, for example, that weighs 3lb)

2.

a gun that fires a shell that weighs the number of pounds mentioned :

an eighteen-pounder

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.