…a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg)…
…a place where stray animals, especially dogs, may be officially taken and kept until claimed by their owners…
…a unit of weight equal to 16 oz. avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz. troy (0.3732 kg)…
…(1885–1972), American poet and critic, resident in Europe 1908–45; full name Ezra Weston Loomis Pound. Initially associated with imagism, he later developed a highly eclectic poetic voice, drawing on a vast range of classical and other references and establishing a reputation as a modernist poet. Notable works: Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920) and Cantos (series, 1917–70)…
…a unit of energy equal to the amount required to raise 1 lb a distance of 1 foot…
…the exchange rate for the pound applied to payments for agricultural produce in the EU…
…a rich cake containing a pound, or equal weights, of each chief ingredient, typically flour, butter, and sugar…
…a banknote worth one pound sterling, now replaced by the pound coin in England and Wales…
…produce a text or piece of music with heavy strokes on a keyboard or instrument…
…something one is strictly or legally entitled to, but which it is ruthless or inhuman to demand…
…(of a police officer) patrol an allocated route or area…
…a system of measurement with the foot, pound, and second as basic units…
…used to emphasize one’s certainty about something…
…careful and economical in small matters while being wasteful or extravagant in large ones…
…used to express someone’s intention to see an undertaking through, however much time, effort, or money this entails…
…the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence…
…the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence…
…(1885–1972), American poet and critic, resident in Europe 1908–45; full name Ezra Weston Loomis Pound. Initially associated with imagism, he later developed a highly eclectic poetic voice, drawing on a vast range of classical and other references and establishing a reputation as a modernist poet. Notable works: Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920) and Cantos (series, 1917–70)…
