noun
Usage: often capitalized T
Etymology: so called from the standard pound kept in the Tower of London
: a pound of 5400 grains or 349.91 grams : the legal mint pound of England before 1527
noun
Usage: often capitalized T
Etymology: so called from the standard pound kept in the Tower of London
: a pound of 5400 grains or 349.91 grams : the legal mint pound of England before 1527
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012