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- noun obsolete One of many locally defined
weight measures called pound before the introduction of themetric system , important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce, equivalent to 0,4941kilogram .
Etymologies
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Dutch Amsterdams pond, 'Amsterdam' (Dutch port city, in Holland) + pond 'pound' (weight measure.)
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