Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
cut — 1. a traditional unit of length for yarn in Scotland and northern England. One cut equals 1/12 hank, a unit varying with the material. A cut of cotton yarn is 70 yards; a cut of wool is 46 2/3 yards. 2. a unit of concentration for shellac;… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Pound sterling — GBP redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Pound sterling Peuns sterling (Cornish) Punt steirling (Irish) Punt Sostynagh … Wikipedia
Pound (village) — The Village pound was a feature of most British medieval villages. A high walled and lockable structure it served several purposes. The most common use was to hold stray sheep, pigs and cattle until they were claimed by the owners, usually for… … Wikipedia
pound — Synonyms and related words: Deutschmark, Mark, Reichsmark, abrade, ache, afghani, agonize, ail, ambush, anguish, anna, assail, assault, atomize, attack, baht, bang, barrage, bash, baste, bat, batter, bawbee, beat, beat a ruffle, beat a tattoo,… … Moby Thesaurus
cut — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, French leave, Parthian shot, Platonic form, Platonic idea, Spartan, Vandyke, abandon, abate, abatement, abbreviate, abbreviated, abrade, abrasion, abridge, abridged, abscind, abscondence, absence, absence without … Moby Thesaurus
pound weight — (lb wt or lb) a traditional U.S. unit measuring the weight or thickness of paper. Paper is described as, say, 24 pound weight if one ream (500 sheets) cut in a standard size (called the base size or basis size) has a mass of 24 pounds. For… … Dictionary of units of measurement
lb cut — see pound cut … Dictionary of units of measurement
Ezra Pound — Infobox Writer name = Ezra Pound caption = Ezra Pound in 1913 birthdate = birth date|mf=yes|1885|10|30 birthplace = Hailey, Idaho Territory, United States deathdate = death date and age|mf=yes|1972|11|1|1885|10|30 deathplace = Venice, Italy… … Wikipedia
Wilpena Pound — is a natural amphitheatre of mountains located 429 kilometres (267 miles) north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia in the heart of the Flinders Ranges National Park. The Pound is the most northern point with access via a sealed road in this… … Wikipedia
in the pound — ► for each British pound counted: »The Chancellor wanted to cut the starting rate of income tax to 10p in the pound. → See also THE GREY POUND(Cf. ↑the grey pound), THE PINK POUND(Cf. ↑the pink pound) … Financial and business terms
