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pounder

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pounder

1
 n
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
2
 n
(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pounder
1

n 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

Synonyms:
muller, pestle
Type of:
tool
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
2

n (used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds

“the fisherman caught a 10-pounder”
“their linemen are all 300-pounders”
Type of:
force unit
a unit of measurement of physical force
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