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pounder
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pounder
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Pounder
(gcide) | Pounder \Pound"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill.
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2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle.
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3. 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.
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Note: Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an
elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called
a ten pounder.
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pounder
(wn) | pounder
n 1: (used only in combination) something weighing a given
number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder";
"their linemen are all 300-pounders"
2: 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 [syn: pestle,
muller, pounder] |
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expounder
(encz) | expounder, |
four-pounder
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quarter pounder with cheese
(encz) | quarter pounder with cheese,čtvrtlibrák se sýrem (druh
hamburgeru) n: jose |
tenpounder
(encz) | tenpounder, n: |
Compounder
(gcide) | Compounder \Com*pound"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, compounds or mixes; as, a
compounder of medicines.
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2. One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of
agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
"Compounders in politics." --Burke.
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3. One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
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Religious houses made compounders
For the horrid actions of their founders.
--Hudibras.
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4. One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the
degree he is to take. [Eng.] --A. Wood.
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5. (Eng. Hist.) A Jacobite who favored the restoration of
James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of
guarantees for the security of the civil and
ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.
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Expounder
(gcide) | Expounder \Ex*pound"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
One who expounds or explains; an interpreter.
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four-pounder
(gcide) | four-pounder \four-pounder\ n.
a cannon that throws a 4-pound shot.
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Impounder
(gcide) | Impounder \Im*pound"er\, n.
One who impounds.
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Pounder
(gcide) | Pounder \Pound"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill.
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2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle.
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3. 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.
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Note: Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an
elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called
a ten pounder.
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Propounder
(gcide) | Propounder \Pro*pound"er\, n.
One who propounds, proposes, or offers for consideration.
--Chillingworth.
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Ten-pounder
(gcide) | Ten-pounder \Ten"-pound`er\, n. (Zool.)
A large oceanic fish (Elops saurus) found in the tropical
parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.
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expounder
(wn) | expounder
n 1: a person who explains [syn: expositor, expounder] |
four-pounder
(wn) | four-pounder
n 1: an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds |
tenpounder
(wn) | tenpounder
n 1: game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller [syn:
ladyfish, tenpounder, Elops saurus] |
COMPOUNDER
(bouvier) | COMPOUNDER, in Louisiana. He who makes a composition. An amicable compounder
is one who has undertaken by the agreement of the parties to compound or
settle differences. between them. Code of Pract. of Lo. art. 444.
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