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pounder 音標拼音: [p'ɑʊndɚ] n. 打的人;搗的人;..磅炮;杵 打的人;搗的人;..磅炮;杵 pounder n 1: ( used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; " the fisherman caught a 10- pounder"; " their linemen are all 300- pounders" 2: 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 [ synonym: { pestle}, { muller}, { pounder}] Pounder \ Pound" er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill. [ 1913 Webster] 2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc.; as, a cannon carrying a twelve- pound ball is called a twelve pounder. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called a ten pounder. [ 1913 Webster]
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