Pound

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Pound

Type

free base

Denotation

pulverize, crush, beat

Etymology

Early Modern English poun, pown; Middle English pounen; Old English pūnian

Evidence

pound, pounded, poundee, pounder, pounding, pounds, unpounded

Notes

unetymological <d> added by 1500s

Homographs

Pound, Pound, Pound