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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pound \Pound\, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn
away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir.
pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose,
{Pond}.]
1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which
cattle or other animals are confined when taken in
trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a
pinfold. --Shak.
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2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.
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3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a
narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings
spreading outward.
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{Pound covert}, a pound that is close or covered over, as a
shed.
{Pound overt}, a pound that is open overhead.
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