pounder

See also: Pounder

English

Alternative forms

• pr.

Etymology 1

pound (“verb”) +‎ -er (“agent suffix”)

Noun

pounder (plural pounders)

1. A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding.
   • 2014, The Cook's Illustrated Meat Book:

     Since we often prefer to pound our own cutlets rather than buy uneven precut cutlets from the store, a meat pounder is an important piece of equipment.

Derived terms

• Bible pounder
• Bible-pounder
• brass pounder
• ground pounder
• pussy pounder
• rice pounder

 

Translations

pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance

• Bulgarian: хаван (bg) m (havan), чукало (bg) n (čukalo)
• Maori: ngahiri, pōtuki

See also

• mortar and pestle

Etymology 2

pound (“measure of weight”) +‎ -er

Noun

pounder (plural pounders)

1. (in combination) A gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot in pounds.

   The ship fired the twelve-pounder twice during the battle.

2. (in combination) Something that weighs a specified number of pounds.
   • 1970, Field & Stream, volume 75, number 7, page 76:

     "Okay, that's a keeper," Harold said as he netted the 3-pounder and put him on a stringer over the side of the boat.

3. (in combination) Something or someone costing so many pounds sterling.

   The striker they bought from United was a million-pounder.

Related terms

• 64-pounder
• half-pounder
• quarter-pounder
• ten-pounder

 

Translations

Something or someone weighing so many pounds

• Finnish: -naulainen

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