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pound verb3. L16.
[from POUND noun1.]
I. verb trans. Weigh. rare. Only in L16.
verb intrans. Test the weight of coins (or of blanks to be minted) by weighing the number which ought to make a pound weight or a certain number of pounds. L19.
II.
verb trans. with it. Bet a pound or an extravagant amount; state as a certainty or strong conviction. slang. Now rare or obsolete. E19.