/ 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
/ 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. 2005