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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pound \Pound\ (pound), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pounded}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Pounding}.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf.
{Pun} a play on words.]
1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.
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With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.
--Dryden.
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2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break
into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy
instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.
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