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Pound
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Pound
[networking] Pound is a lightweight open source reverse proxy program and application firewall suitable to be used as a web server load balancing solution. Developed by an IT security company, it has a strong emphasis on security. The original intent on developing Pound was to allow distribu... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(networking)
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Pound
[currency] ], "mindful, no doubt of the power of the Duke of Norfolk in his county." From 1570–72, he served as crown counsel, and, perhaps, it was Bell`s outspokenness, hitherto, that revealed his niche, as shortly following these events, he was recommended by William Cecil for Speaker (Pr... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(currency)|[40£
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Pound
[town] Pound is a town in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,367 at the 2000 census. The Village of Pound is located within the town. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 50.2 square miles (130.1 km²), of whic... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(town),_Wisconsin
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Pound
Ancient Measurement Terms: 16 ounces (Avoirdupois).
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pound
[n] - 16 ounces 2. [n] - a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec 3. [n] - United States writer who lived in Europe 4. [n] - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs 5. [v] - partition off into ... Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=pound
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Pound
A section of a swale designed to detain runoff. Found op http://www.greenconstruction.co.uk/glossary/P.html
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Pound
£1 or 20 shillings or 240 old pennies. Since decimalization, a gold coloured coin worth 100 new pence. See also: Pound Sterling
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Pound
Measure of weight consisting of 16 ounces. There were 2240 pounds in a ton. (not tonne). Found op http://www.lethamshank.co.uk/glossary/glossary.php?letter=P
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Pound
This is the standard unit of mass in the British system of units. It has since beenreplaced by the SI system and the kg.Conversions16 ounces (oz)=1 pound (lb)1 stone=14 pounds (lb)1 quarter=28 pounds (lb)1 hundredweight (cwt)=112 pounds (lb)1 ton=2240 pounds (lb)20 hundredweight (cwt)=1 ton1 pound (... Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/p/o/pound/source.html
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pound
British standard monetary unit, issued as a gold sovereign before 1914, as a note 1914-83, and as a circular yellow metal-alloy coin from 1983. The pound is also the name given to the unit of... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Pound
A pen, often circular and stone-walled, for rounding up livestock. Found op http://www.keystothepast.info/durhamcc/k2p.nsf/k2pGlossaryList?readform&let
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Pound
Pound: A measure of weight equal to 16 ounces or, metrically, 453.6 grams. The word "pound" goes back to the Latin "pondo" which meant a "weight" (but one of only 12 ounces). The abbreviation for pound-just to confuse non-pound people-is lb. which stands for "libra... Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=5014
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Pound
1 British currency with a face value of 100 pence (20s), first struck in the form of gold coins in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Silver pounds appeared during the Civil War (1640s); the first £1 banknotes were issued as an emergency measure by the Bank of England between 1797 and 1826 but were no... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Pound
Weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.453 kg. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Pound
Pound transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pounded ; present participle & verbal noun Pounding .] [ Middle English pounen , Anglo-Saxon punian to bruise. Confer ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/138
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Pound
Pound intransitive verb 1. To strike heavy blows; to beat. 2. (Machinery) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the engine pounds . Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/138
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Pound
Pound noun [ Anglo-Saxon pund an inclosure: confer forpyndan to turn away, or to repress, also Icelandic pynda to extort, torment, Ir. pont , pond, pound. Confer Pinder , Pinfold , Pin to inclose, P... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/138
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Pound
Pound transitive verb To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. Milton. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/138
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Pound
Pound noun ; plural Pounds , collectively Pound or Pounds . [ Anglo-Saxon pund , from Latin pondo , akin to pondus a weight, pendere to weigh. See Pendant .] 1. A certain specif... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/138
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pound
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. ... 2. A level stretch in a canal between locks. ... 3. A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?pound
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pound
dog pound noun a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; `unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pound
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pound
lbf. noun a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pound
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Pound
Ezra Pound noun United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pound
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pound
noun 16 ounces; `he got a hernia when he tried to lift 100 pounds` Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pound
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