the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent |
a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs | the rear part of a ship |
a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) | piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp |
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 district of a city having some distinguishing character |
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence | an unspecified person |
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents | a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar |
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters | one of four equal parts |
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence | a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) |
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters | a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) |
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters | one of the four major division of the compass |
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters | one of four periods into which the school year is divided |
16 ounces avoirdupois | (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided |
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy | a fourth part of a year; three months |
| a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour |