pounder

A noun that can refer to something weighing a specified number of pounds, or a heavy tool with a flat base and handle used for grinding and mixing materials against a stone slab.

• 🇫🇷Nom qui peut désigner quelque chose pesant un certain nombre de livres, ou un lourd outil à base plate et muni d'un manche, utilisé pour broyer et mélanger des matériaux sur une pierre.

1. Weapon or tool weight C1 formal

   A term used in combination with a number to indicate the weight of a cannon or other heavy object in pounds.

   • The ship was armed with thirty-two pounders.
   • A twelve-pounder cannon was used during the battle.
   • The museum displayed a historic six-pounder gun.

   🇫🇷pounder (poids en livres)

2. Grinding tool C1 formal technical

   A heavy tool, often made of stone or iron, with a flat base and a handle, used for grinding and mixing materials like grain or pigments against a slab.

   • The artist used a stone pounder to grind the pigments.
   • In the kitchen, a wooden pounder was used to crush spices.
   • The pharmacist employed a mortar and pounder to mix the drugs.

   🇫🇷Pilon

   Synonymes: mullerpestle

• pounders plural form
• pounders' possessive plural form
• pounder's possessive singular form