(Britain, Ireland) A shop selling household groceries, toys, gimmicks etc, that are typically priced at a pound each.

A person who habitually pouts; a sourpuss / A breed of pigeon that inflates its crop

(US) an animal shelter where stray dogs are kept

Of or relating to a measurement system that uses the foot as a measure of distance, the pound as a measure of force, and the second as a measure of time. Abbreviations: ft-lb-s, fps, f.p.s.

A unit of mechanical power, equal to that required to raise one pound through a distance of one foot in one second.

(informal) Half a kilogram, or 500 grams.

(US) A diplomatic bag.

(anatomy) A recess in the peritoneum inferior to the liver, to the right of the kidney and extending inferiorly to the transverse mesocolon.

Having started something, one must see it through to its end, rather than stopping short; one must “go the whole hog”.

(physics) Abbreviation for foot-pound force, a unit of work or energy. Using this abbreviation to describe foot-pound force is inaccurate and unscientific.