(UK, informal) wholesome; reliable; in good condition

(idiomatic, usually of a police officer) To walk a regular route.

plural of pound sterling

plural of dog pound

(US, Canada, dialect) A net attached to stakes, for catching fish; a weir.

(sewing) A block of a hard material used to flatten seams by clapping or pounding the seam with the block against a hard surface.

(Britain) the perceived purchasing power of Britain’s Black and Asian minorities as a group

A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equal to half a gram, but varying between assayers.

plural of assay pound

(figuratively, slang, vulgar) An instance of brutal violence.