Amsterdam pound
nounEtymology
Calque of Dutch Amsterdams pond, from Amsterdam + pond (“pound (weight measure)”).
Definitions
One of many locally defined weight measures called pound before the introduction of the…
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.
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