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POUNDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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:

muller; pestle; pounder

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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