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Amsterdam pound

Amsterdam pound noun: 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.

Noun

Amsterdam pound (plural Amsterdam pounds)

  1. (obsolete) 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.

Forms of Amsterdam pound

pluralAmsterdam pounds

Origin of Amsterdam pound

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

Questions about Amsterdam pound

What does Amsterdam pound mean?
Amsterdam pound means 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.
What part of speech is Amsterdam pound?
Amsterdam pound is a noun.
What is the plural of Amsterdam pound?
The plural of Amsterdam pound is Amsterdam pounds.

Words near Amsterdam pound in the dictionary

  1. Amstelian
  2. Amstelveen
  3. Amster
  4. Amsterdam
  5. Amsterdam dwarfism
  6. Amsterdam pound
  7. Amsterdam pounds
  8. Amsterdam Time
  9. Amsterdamer
  10. Amsterdamers
  11. Amsterdamese

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