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pound avoirdupois pound foot-pound foot-pound-second troy pound

Main Entry: pound
Pronunciation: pand
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pounds also pound
: any of various units of mass and weight: as a : a unit of troy weight equal to 12 troy ounces or 5760 grains or 0.3732417216 kilogram formerly used in weighing gold, silver, and a few other costly materials -- called also troy pound b : a unit of avoirdupois weight equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces or 7000 grains or 0.45359237 kilogram -- called also avoirdupois pound