the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking |
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) | a power tool for drilling rocks |
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec | a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate |
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence | a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. |
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents | the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled |
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters | a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw |
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence | the ossicle attached to the eardrum |
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters | |
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters | |
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters | |
16 ounces avoirdupois | |
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy | |