English Explanatory Dictionary

Amsterdam pound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the metric system, important because of its use in the thriving Dutch maritime commerce; equivalent to 0.4941 kilograms.

Word forms

Amsterdam pound Amsterdam pounds

Etymology

Calque of Dutch Amsterdams pond, from Amsterdam + pond (“pound (weight measure)”).

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