Pound Puppies — was a toyline sold by Hornby in the 1980s. It later inspired an animated TV special, an animated TV series, and a feature film. Shipments of the toys over five years generated sales of $300 million in 35 countries. Fact|date=January 2008The… … Wikipedia
pound — pound1 [pound] n. pl. pounds; sometimes, after a number, pound [ME < OE pund, akin to Ger pfund: WGmc loanword < L pondo, a pound, orig. abl. of pondus, weight (in libra pondo, a pound in weight), akin to pendere: see PENDANT] 1. a) the… … English World dictionary
Pound — may refer to:Units*Pound (currency), a unit of currency in various countries *Pound sign, £ *Pound sterling, the fundamental unit of currency in Great Britain * Pound (force), a unit of force *Pound (mass), various units of mass *Number sign, #,… … Wikipedia
Pound for pound — is the term used in boxing, mixed martial arts and other combat sports to describe a fighter s value in relation to fighters of different weight classes. Origin of the termIt is often said to have been created to describe world Welterweight and… … Wikipedia
Pound cake — denotes five related types of dessert cakes:outhern styleA traditional American pound cake would contain one pound each of flour, butter, eggs, and sugarFact|date=June 2008. This recipe is quite popular in Southern states and is usually a staple… … Wikipedia
Pound for pound — (англ. паунд фо паунд сокр. P4P) термин употребляемый в единоборствах, в основном в боксе, в отношении бойца, который признан лучшим вне зависимости от весовой категории. Термин вошел в употребление благодаря боксёру Бенни… … Википедия
Pound — Pound, WI U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 355 Housing Units (2000): 174 Land area (2000): 0.815422 sq. miles (2.111934 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.815422 sq. miles (2.111934 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
pound — [paʊnd] noun [countable] 1. written abbreviation £ the standard unit of currency in Britain, which is divided into 100 pence: • a twenty pound note • a shortfall of millions of pounds 2. the (British) pound the value of the British currency… … Financial and business terms
Pound — 〈[ paʊnd] n.; s, od. s; 〉 engl. Gewichtseinheit, 453,6 g * * * Pound [paʊnd], das; , s [engl. pound, eigtl. = Pfund, < aengl. pund < lat. pondo, ↑ Pfund]: englische Gewichtseinheit (453,60 g; Abk.: lb. [Sg.], lbs. [Pl.]). * * * I … Universal-Lexikon
POUND, EZRA LOOMIS° — (1885–1972), U.S. poet and critic. Born in Idaho, Pound left the United States in 1907 and lived in London and in Paris before settling in Rapallo, Italy, in 1925. By then he had already won international acclaim as a modern poet. A prolific… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
pound — Ⅰ. pound [1] ► NOUN 1) a unit of weight equal to 16 oz avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz troy (0.3732 kg). 2) (also pound sterling) (pl. pounds sterling) the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence. 3) another term for PUNT(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
