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Pound

Pound [fr. pund, Sax.; pondo, Lat.], a certain weight, consisting in

Breach of pound

Breach of pound. See POUND.

Foot pound

work being equal to the work done in raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity through a vertical distance

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Pound breach

The breaking of a public pound for releasing impounded animals

Pound of land

Pound of land, an uncertain quantity of land, said to be

One Hundred Thousand Pounds Clause

One Hundred Thousand Pounds Clause, a clause in the conveyance by the tenant-in-tail to

Costs

the case of an action founded on contract, than forty pounds; or (ii) in the case of an action founded on

Receipt

note, memorandum, or writing whereby any money amounting to two pounds or upwards, or any bill of exchange or promissory note

octothorp

sign in the U S it is commonly called the pound sign especially to designate the symbol as used on digital

Customs

the former, or magna custuma. The duties of tonnage and pound-age, of which mention is so frequently made in English history,

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