noun (in compounds)
1 something that weighs the number of pounds mentioned:
a three-pounder (= a fish, for example, that weighs 3lb)
2 a gun that fires a SHELL that weighs the number of pounds mentioned:
an eighteen-pounder
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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