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POUNDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pounder" is a kind of...):
tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
Derivation:
pound (break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
Example:
their linemen are all 300-pounders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("pounder" is a kind of...):
force unit (a unit of measurement of physical force)
Domain usage:
combining form (a bound form used only in compounds)
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