POUNDER


Meaning of POUNDER in English

pounder 1

/pown"deuhr/ , n.

a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.

[ bef. 1050; OE punere pestle (not found in ME); see POUND 1 , -ER 1 ]

pounder 2

/pown"deuhr/ , n.

1. a person or thing having or associated with a weight or value of a pound or a specified number of pounds (often used in combination): He caught only one fish, but it was an eight-pounder.

2. a gun that discharges a missile of a specified weight in pounds: a ten-pounder.

[ 1635-45; POUND 2 + -ER 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .