pounder

About 0.48 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding.
2. noun One who pounds.
3. noun A gun capable of firing a specified weight of shot in pounds.

   The ship fired the twelve-pounder twice during the battle.

4. noun Something that weighs a specified number of pounds.

   The Quarter Pounder with Cheese

5. noun Something or someone costing so many pounds sterling.

   The striker they bought from United was a million-pounder.

Similar words

howitzer carronade smoothbore carronades smoothbores hammer pound stamper percussor pestle

Often followed by

guns gun and was carronades parrott howitzers in cannon

Word family

pounders