n. (usu. in comb.)
1. a thing or person weighing a specified number of pounds (a five-pounder).
2 a gun carrying a shell of a specified number of pounds.
3 a thing worth, or a person possessing, so many pounds sterling.
n. (usu. in comb.)
1. a thing or person weighing a specified number of pounds (a five-pounder).
2 a gun carrying a shell of a specified number of pounds.
3 a thing worth, or a person possessing, so many pounds sterling.
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012