pounder Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
- the fisherman caught a 10-pounder
- their linemen are all 300-pounders
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noun 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
muller; pestle.
WordNet
Pound"er noun
Definitions
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One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill. -
An instrument used for pounding; a pestle. -
A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc.; as, a cannon carrying a twelve-pound ball is called a twelve .pounder ✍ Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called a ten pounder.
