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lispound

/ˈlɪspaʊnd/

lispound noun: a unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.

Noun

lispound (plural lispounds)

  1. (historical) A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.

Forms of lispound

plurallispounds
alternative formlispund

Origin of lispound

Apparently from Dutch lijspond, a contraction of Lijfs pond (“Livonian pound”); or from the equivalent Low German lispunt, livespunt.

Questions about lispound

What does lispound mean?
Lispound means a unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.
What part of speech is lispound?
Lispound is a noun.
How do you pronounce lispound?
Lispound is pronounced /ˈlɪspaʊnd/.
What is the plural of lispound?
The plural of lispound is lispounds.

Words near lispound in the dictionary

  1. lispingly
  2. lispings
  3. LISPish
  4. Lisplike
  5. Lispole
  6. lispound
  7. lispounds
  8. lispro
  9. lisps
  10. lispund
  11. lispunds

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