a wad of something chewable as tobacco | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) |
something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises | a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs |
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence | a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain) |
| a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec |
| the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence |
| the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents |
| the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters |
| formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence |
| 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 |