poundin'

Noun

pounding (plural poundings)

1. An act in which something or someone is pounded.
   • “I took a few poundings in the past.”2008 January 21, Robin Pogrebin, “Undaunted Director at Indian Museum”, in New York Times
2. An old-fashioned event to welcome someone (typically a new pastor) to a new community by bring gifts of storable food (a pound of coffee, flour, sugar, etc.) to help stock the pantry. It is somewhat similar to a “shower”.

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