Pound vs Clout - What's the difference?
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(en noun) (sometimes pound after numerals)
Short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight.
A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.
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A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (? 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.
(US) The symbol (octothorpe, hash)
The unit of currency used in the United Kingdom and its dependencies. It is divided into 100 pence.
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* 1860 , (George Eliot), The Mill on the Floss , Book 5, Chapter 6
Any of various units of currency used in Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, and formerly in the Republic of Ireland and Israel.
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Any of various units of currency formerly used in the United States.
English plurals (unit of currency)
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A place for the detention of stray or wandering animals.
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A place for the detention of automobiles that have been illegally parked, abandoned, etc.
The part of a canal between two locks, and therefore at the same water level.
A kind of fishing net, having a large enclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward.
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To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound.
* 1644 , (John Milton), (Areopagitica); A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England
(label) To strike hard, usually repeatedly.
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(label) To crush to pieces; to pulverize.
To eat or drink very quickly.
To pitch consistently to a certain location.
To beat strongly or throb.
To penetrate sexually, with vigour.
To advance heavily with measured steps.
* 1899 , (Joseph Conrad),
(label) To make a jarring noise, as when running.
(slang, dated) To wager a pound on.
*1854 , Dickens, Hard Times , Chapter 4:
*:Good-bye, my dear!' said Sleary. 'You'll make your fortun, I hope, and none of our poor folkth will ever trouble you, I'll pound it.
Influence or effectiveness, especially political.
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(regional, informal) A blow with the hand.
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(informal) A home run.
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(archery) The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.
* Shakespeare
(regional, dated) A swaddling cloth.
(archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.
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(archaic) An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.
* 1866 , , A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , Volume 1, p. 546.
(obsolete) A piece; a fragment.
To hit, especially with the fist.
To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.
* Latimer
To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.
To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.
To join or patch clumsily.
* P. Fletcher
Pound is a related term of clout.
As nouns the difference between pound and clout
is that pound is short for pound-force, a unit of force/weight or pound can be a place for the detention of stray or wandering animals or pound can be a hard blow while clout is influence or effectiveness, especially political.As verbs the difference between pound and clout
is that pound is to confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound or pound can be (label) to strike hard, usually repeatedly while clout is to hit, especially with the fist.pound
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch pond, German Pfund, Swedish pund.Noun
- Research shows that retaining even one or two pounds after giving birth can make problems more likely in a subsequent pregnancy, experts said, with women who have several children facing a "slippery slope" if they continue to gain weight each time.
- For students in developing countries who can't get it any other way, or for students in the first world, who can but may choose not to. Pay thousands of pounds a year for your education? Or get it free online?
- "Only a hundred and ninety-three pound ," said Mr. Tulliver. "You've brought less o' late; but young fellows like to have their own way with their money. Though I didn't do as I liked before I was of age." He spoke with rather timid discontent.
- He glanced back through what he had read and, while feeling his water flow quietly, he envied kindly Mr Beaufoy who had written it and received payment of three pounds , thirteen and six.
- the Rhode Island pound'''; the New Hampshire '''pound
Usage notes
* Internationally, the "pound" has most commonly referred to the UK pound, £, (pound sterling). The other currencies were usually distinguished in some way, e.g., the "Irish pound" or the "punt". * In the vicinity of each other country calling its currency the pound among English speakers the local currency would be the "pound", with all others distinguished, e.g., the "British pound", the "Egyptian pound" etc. * The general plural of "pound" has usually been "pounds" (at least since Chaucer), but the continuing use of the Old English genitive or neuter "pound" as the plural after numerals (for both currency and weight) is common in some regions. It can be considered correct, or colloquial, depending on region. (English Citations of "pound")Synonyms
* lb * lb t * (UK unit of currency) , pound sterling, GBP, quid (colloquial), nicker (slang) * (Other units of currency) punt (the former Irish currency) * hash (UK), sharpDerived terms
* -pounder * * Amsterdam pound * avoirdupois pound * foot-pound * foot-pound-second * * metric pound * pack on the pounds * pink pound * pound cake * pound-foolish * pound-force * pound-for-pound * pound of flesh * pound shop * pound sign * take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves * ten pound pom * ten pound tourist * troy poundSee also
* * * (UK unit of currency) crown, farthing, florin, guinea, penny, pence, shilling, sovereign, sterlingEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- (Police officer to a dog owner) "He'd better stay calm or I'll have the pound come and get him."
Usage notes
* (Manx English) uses this word uncountably.Derived terms
* dog pound * impound * lobster poundVerb
(en verb)- And he who were pleasantly disposed, could not well avoid to liken it to the exploit of that gallant man, who thought to pound up the crows by shutting his park gate.
Etymology 3
From an alteration of earlier poun, pown, from (etyl) pounen, from (etyl) , pynd, in relation to the hollow mortar for pounding with the pestle.Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (obsolete or dialectal)Verb
(en verb)- We pounded along, stopped, landed soldiers; went on, landed custom–house clerks to levy toll in what looked like a God–forsaken wilderness, with a tin shed and a flag–pole lost in it; landed more soldiers—to take care of the custom–house clerks, presumably.
Synonyms
* (drink quickly)Derived terms
* pounding * pound down * pound the pavement * pound the table * pound sand * pound town * pound upSee also
* bangclout
English
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The chopped mushrooms add depth to both the Waitrose and the Go-Go Vegan recipe, but what gives the latter some real clout on the flavour front is a teaspoon of Marmite. Vegetarian tweeter Jessica Edmonds tells me her boyfriend likes a similar recipe because "it tastes of Twiglets!". I'm with him – frankly, what's Christmas without a Twiglet? – but Annie Bell's goat's cheese has given me an idea for something even more festive. Stilton works brilliantly with parsnips, providing a savoury richness which feels a little more special than common or garden yeast extract. Blue cheese calls to mind the chestnuts used by Mary Berry of course, and now I'm on a roll, I pop in some sage and onion too, in a nod to the classic festive stuffing. }}
- 'Such a clout on the ear as you gave me… But I soon taught you.'
- '... allowed Boston to score all of its runs on homers, including a pair of clouts by Jacoby Ellsbury ...'
- A' must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout .
- His garments, nought but many ragged clouts , / With thorns together pinned and patched was.
- a clout upon that head where late the diadem stood
- Clouts were thin and flat pieces of iron, used it appears to strengthen the box of the wheel; perhaps also for nailing on such other parts of the cart as were particularly exposed to wear.
- (Chaucer)
Derived terms
* breech-clout * clout list * clout-nail * ne'er cast a clout til May be outVerb
(en verb)- Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.
- if fond Bavius vent his clouted song