Pound

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Pound

Type

free base

Denotation

unit of measurement

Etymology

Middle English pound; Old English pund; Latin pondo, from libra pondo, from pondus, from pendere

Evidence

kilopound, multipound, pound, poundage, poundal, poundcake, poundless, poundmaster, pounds, poundworth, tenpounder

Notes

lb and £ abbreviations from libra of “libra pondo”

Homographs

Pound, Pound, Pound