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Poundstone

Poundstone proper noun: a surname from German.

Proper noun

Poundstone (plural Poundstones)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Poundstone

pluralPoundstones

Origin of Poundstone

From pound + stone. Calque of German Pfundstein. From German Pfund (“pound”) + Stein (“stone”). Literally, “pound stone”.

Questions about Poundstone

What does Poundstone mean?
Poundstone means a surname from German.
What part of speech is Poundstone?
Poundstone is a proper noun.

Words near Poundstone in the dictionary

  1. pounds sand into a rathole
  2. pounds sterling
  3. pounds the pavement
  4. pounds-mass
  5. Poundstock
  6. Poundstone
  7. Poundstones
  8. poundsworth
  9. poundworth
  10. poundworths
  11. poupard

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