pounder en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpaʊndə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpaʊndɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English pound Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English pounder From pound (“verb”) + -er (“agent suffix”).
Meanings
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A vessel in which something is pounded, or an implement used in pounding.
Since we often prefer to pound our own cutlets rather than buy uneven precut cutlets from the store, a meat pounder is an important piece of equipment.
2014, The Cook's Illustrated Meat Book:
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One who pounds.
They steal to the huts, where the women are pounding in mortars the coos-coos, or corn, watch till the pounders are gone for sieves to searce the meal, and then slily creep to the mortars, take out the meal, and carry it off in their pangs, looking every moment behind them, to see if they are observed or pursued[.]
1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 496:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pounders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pussy pounder · Bible pounder · Bible-pounder · ground pounder · ivory-pounder · torta pounder · rice pounder · brass pounder
Relateds
Translations (4)
mi pōtuki (pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance) · bg хаван (pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance) · mi ngahiri (pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance) · bg чукало (pestle, something used to pound or crush a substance)