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pounder

 [poun-der]  

pound·er

1   [poun-der]
noun
a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.
Origin:
before 1050; Old English pūnere pestle (not found in ME); see pound1, -er1

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pound·er

2   [poun-der]
noun
1.
a person or thing having or associated with a weight or value of a pound or a specified number of pounds (often used in combination): He caught only one fish, but it was an eight-pounder.
2.
a gun that discharges a missile of a specified weight in pounds: a ten-pounder.
Origin:
1635–45; pound2 + -er1
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pound1 (paʊnd)
 
—vb (when intr, often foll by on or at) (foll by out)
1.  to strike heavily and often
2.  (tr) to beat to a pulp; pulverize
3.  (tr) to instil by constant drilling: to pound Latin into him
4.  to produce, as by typing heavily
5.  to walk (the pavement, street, etc) repeatedly: he pounded the pavement looking for a job
6.  (intr) to throb heavily
 
—n
7.  a heavy blow; thump
8.  the act of pounding
 
[Old English pūnian; related to Dutch puin rubble]
 
'pounder1
 
—n

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pounder definition


  1. n.
    a police officer; a cop on the beat. : The pounder gave me a parking ticket.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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