DEFINITIONS
- nounA unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
- nounA unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
- nounA place for the detention of stray or wandering animals. An animal shelter.
- nounA place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc. Short form of impound.
- verbTo confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
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