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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.

n. One who pounds ;-an instrument for pounding; a pestle;--a large kind of pear; -a person or thing denominated from a certain number of pounds.